Ararat (2002)
Overview
Interrogated by a customs officer, a young man recounts how his life was changed during the making of a film about the Armenian genocide.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.178 |
Directed By
Atom Egoyan
Crew
Atom Egoyan
Phillip Barker
Steve Munro
Patricia Cuccia
Kathleen Climie
Sylvain Cournoyer
Beth Pasternak
Mychael Danna
Atom Egoyan
Paul Sarossy
Atom Egoyan
Susan Shipton
Robert Lantos
Mark Musselman
Sandra Cunningham
TOP CAST
Simon Abkarian
Arshile Gorky
Charles Aznavour
Edward Saroyan
Christopher Plummer
David
Arsinée Khanjian
Ani
David Alpay
Raffi
Marie-Josée Croze
Celia
Elias Koteas
Ali / Jevdet Bay
Brent Carver
Philip
Max Morrow
Tony
Christie MacFadyen
Janet
Dawn Roach
Customs Officer
Garen Boyajian
Young Gorky
Lousnak Abdalian
Gorky's Mother
Raoul Bhaneja
Photographer, Levon
Eric Bogosian
Rouben
Bruce Greenwood
Clarence Ussher / Martin
Gina Wilkinson
Art Teacher
Chris Gillett
Celia's Father
Setta Keshishian
Dinner Guest / Wailing Mother
Shant Srabian
Dinner Guest #3 / Doctor #1
Haig Sarkissian
Sevan
Arshile Egoyan
Child at Gallery
Kevork Arslanian
Armenian Fighter
Vic Keshishian
Armenian Fighter
Serge Keshishian
Armenian Fighter
Arthur Hagopian
Armenian Fighter
George Kharlakian
Armenian Fighter
Shant Kabrielian
Armenian Fighter
Varazh Stephen
Doctor #2
Samir Alnadi
Turkish Officer
Carlo Essagian
Turkish Soldier
Rose Sarkisyan
Translator
Jean Yoon
Third Assistant Director
Shahan Bulat-Matossian
Wounded Teen Patient
Manuel Ishkhanian
Teen Patient's Brother
Susan Raymond
German Woman
Lorna Noura Kevorkian
Armenian Bride
Mandyf Nissani
Armenian Bride
Manal Elmasri
Armenian Bride
Roberta Angelica
Armenian Bride
Andrea Loren
Armenian Bride
Araxie Keshishian
Armenian Bride
Linda Gizirian
Rape Victim
Nicole Anoush Strang
Girl Under Cart
Erica Ehm
Journalist
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