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Mayak ( Russian: Маяк, meaning The Lighthouse) is a 2006 Russian film directed by Mariya Saakyan. Young director by Maria Sahakyan made picture about the war in the Caucasus, but without the war. Synopsis. The film is about the war in Armenia from women's point of view.
Oct 27, 2006 · The Lighthouse: Directed by Mariya Saakyan. With Anna Kapaleva, Olga Yakovleva, Sos Sargsyan, Sofiko Chiaureli. In the 90s, Lena returns to the home of her grandparents in a tiny, war-torn village in Armenia. Lena begs them to follow her lead and retreat to the safety of Moscow.
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- Drama, War
- Mariya Saakyan
- 2006-10-27
Jul 17, 2020 · The new restoration of Maria Saakyan's debut Mayak is now playing exclusively in our Virtual Cinema! Watch: https://www.filmlinc.org/streamAn impassioned, un...
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- Film at Lincoln Center
“Mayak" by Maria Saakyan is an exceptional piece of work. It's an eye-catching debut, the first feature film to be completed by a woman in Armenia, largely praised by critics worldwide. The plot follows Lena, a young woman who comes back to a war-torn, home village in Armenia, to convince her grandparents to find shelter in Moscow.
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- Fixafilm
Jun 22, 2020 · Mayak /Lighthouse trailer (2006) by Maria Saakyan Трейлер фильма "Маяк" (2006) режиссер Мария СаакянMusic for trailer “Ceremonies” composed and performed by...
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Jul 17, 2020 · An impassioned yet unsentimental debut feature by Maria Saakyan—whose life was cut tragically short in 2018—Mayak is a war film that breaks out of the genre’s conventions with a uniquely haunting perspective.
An outstanding debut feature by the Russian-Armenian director Maria Saakyan, The Lighthouse (2006) is a heart-felt story about home, history, and memory. The film follows Lena, who returns to her small Armenian village in the 1990s to help her grandparents flee an unnamed war — possibly the first Nagorno-Karabakh military conflict.
