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A Story of People in War and Peace

A Story of People in War and Peace is a 2007 documentary film about Armenian filmmaker and war veteran, Vardan Hovhannisyan, who had an understanding of the human cost of war.

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Vardan Hovhannisyan

Vardan Hovhannisyan

Vardan Hovhannisyan
Vahagn Ter-Hakobyan

Tigran Baghinyan

Bars Media
  • February 18, 2007 (2007-02-18)

69 minutes

Armenia

Armenian

Prompted by a question from his son, Hovhannisyan embarks on a journey to find his surviving trench mates from the first Nagorno-Karabakh War of the early nineties and examines the lasting effects of the war during peacetime. The documentary wrestles with the question of how to maintain dignity in the face of terror.

Background[edit]

Historians cite the Karabakh war (1989–1994) as one of the first signs of the Soviet Union's collapse.


Vardan Hovhannisyan, front line journalist and former prisoner of war, lived alongside soldiers, doctors, nurses, villagers, and children caught in the conflict, capturing their immediate thoughts, impressions and last words to their families. He spent years processing his war experience before finally creating the retrospective documentary.

NY - Best New Documentary Filmmaker

Tribeca Film Festival

- Nomination for the Joris Ivens Award at the FIPRESCI prize

IDFA

- Special Jury Prize

Mexico Festival

- Audience award

Trieste Film Festival

Film Festival - Special Mention in the International competition

ZagrebDox

- Special mention award

Docaviv Film Festival

- Best Intl. Documentary

Golden Apricot Film Festival

DOCSDF Intl Doc Film Fest in Mexico – Special mention of the jury

Saratov Film Festival, Russia - Special mention of the jury

Cancun Riviera Maya International Film Festival - Best Documentary

- nomination for Best Documentary Feature Film

Asia Pacific Screen Awards

Film Festival - Movies that Matter Foundation Nomination

Amnesty International

Golden Apricot Film Festival - Silver Prize Armenian Panorama

War Film Festival Russia – Best Documentary

Official website

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A Story of People in War and Peace