Armenian cinema carries a long and distinctive tradition, shaped by the Armenfilm studio in Yerevan and directors like Sergei Parajanov, whose poetic, image-driven style influenced filmmakers far beyond the region. More recent work, like Tevanik, reflects a quieter, character-focused sensibility rooted in everyday Armenian life. Have a browse through Macca's reviews below.
Rating: 2.5★
Mariya Saakyan's The Lighthouse (original title: Mayak) arrived in 2006 as something of a quiet outlier in post-Soviet cinema, a short, low-key Armenian drama that found its way onto the festival circuit without ever threatening mainstream attention. Its subject matter sits at the unresolved, painful edges
Genre Drama
★★½ — Tevanik (2014)
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