Village of Women (2019)
Overview
Only women, children and old people live in this Armenian village, while the men work in Russia. A life with a rhythm of its own, an independent daily life marked nonetheless by exile.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | hy |
| Popularity | 0.081 |
Directed By
Tamara Stepanyan
Crew
Grigor Narekatsi
Tamara Stepanyan
William Wojda
Jean-Marc Schick
Sigbjørn Apeland
Stéphane Jourdain
Nils Økland
Cynthia Zaven
Edouard Mirzoyan
Thierry Barbedette
Robin Fresson
Olivier Ferrari
Harutyun Mangasaryan
Tsovinar Soghomonyan
Tamara Stepanyan
Tamara Stepanyan
Narine Harutyunyan
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