The Last Inhabitant (film)

The Last Inhabitant
Directed by Jivan Avetisyan
Produced by Masis Baghdasaryan
Gevorg Gevorgyan
Kestutis Drazdauskas
Written by Masis Baghdasaryan, Tsovinar Khachatryan
Starring Alexander Khachatryan
Homayoun Ershadi
Sandra Daukšaitė-Petrulėnė
Sos Janibekjan
Music by Serj Tankian
Cinematography Tigran Khachaturyan
Edited by Eimantas Belickas
Running time
 82 minutes
Country Armenia, Lithuania, Sweden, Lebanon, US
Language Armenian
Azerbaijani
Russian

The Last Inhabitant (Armenian: Վերջին բնակիչը) a film by Jivan Avetisyan․ Co-production by five countries including, Armenia, Lithuania, Sweden, Lebanon and US. The Premiere in Armenia took place in the framework of the 13th Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival (GAIFF),[1] where the film was presented in the category of Armenian Panorama. The release date in Armenia will be November 17, 2016 at three major theaters including, CinemaStar, KinoPark and Moscow Cinema.[2]

Synopsis

1988 – Prior to the dissolution of the Soviet Union
Evicted as a result of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, Abgar stays behind alone in a gradually shrinking enemy ring. He is waiting for his daughter, who has become a witness to her husband’s murder by an angry mob and was hospitalized with a trauma disorder. An Azerbaijani named Ibrahim, for finding and bringing Abgar’s daughter, suggests that Abgar works on the construction of a mosque. A few days later, Ibrahim finds the girl, named Yurga, in one of the psychiatric hospitals of Baku and brings her to Abgar.

Cast

About the film

The Last Inhabitant production took place in the village of Khachmach, Nagorno Karabakh.
The film was completed in 2016 as a result of an international production between “Fish еye Art” Cultural Foundation, National Cinema Center of Armenia and the Lithuanian production house “Artbox”. The film making was supported by Apricot Stone[6] of Sweden, “Alpha Dogs, Inc” of United States, “Mosaics Art & Cultural Foundation” of United States and State University Institute of fine Arts 2 of Lebanon.
The cast includes world famous actors from Iran, Lithuania, Greece, Russia and United States. Serj Tankian.[7] is the film composer and is the world famous “System of a down” rock group soloist. The band achieved commercial success with the release of five studio albums, three of which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. System of a Down has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, and their song "B.Y.O.B." won the Best Hard Rock Performance of 2006.
The music was recorded with the participation of the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra[8][9] under Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Eduard Topchyan and Hover Chamber Choir under Artistic Director Sona Hovhannisyan.

References

See also

INTERVIEW WITH FILM DIRECTOR JIVAN AVETISYAN AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER ADRINEH MIRZAYAN
Why Jivan Avetisyan’s ‘The Last Inhabitant’ Should be Armenia’s Entry to Oscars
Johno and Kris talk to Adrineh Mirzayan executive producer for “The Last Inhabitant”
THE LAST INHABITANT,2016 JULY 12, YEREVAN, ARMENIA,Dreamshots

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