Mayak (film)
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.
| Mayak | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Mariya Saakyan |
| Produced by | Anton Melnik |
| Written by | Givi Shavgulidze |
| Starring | Anna Kapaleva Olga Yakovleva Sos Sargsyan Sofiko Chiaureli Ruzana Avetisyan Mikhail Bogdasarov Anastasiya Grebennikova |
| Music by | Kimmo Pohjonen |
| Cinematography | Maxim Drozdov |
| Distributed by | Andreevsky Flag Film Company |
Release date | 2006 |
Running time | 78 min. |
| Country | Russia Armenia |
| Language | Russian |
Synopsis
The film is about the war in Armenia from women's point of view. The girl (Lena) from Moscow, rides in a small North-Armenian town, where she was born. Then the war begins. Lena wants to take her grandmother and grandfather out of the town, but having arrived home, she realizes that she has no opportunity to return to Moscow. Lena learns to live in the conditions of war. She realizes that to run away does not mean to escape. The latest frames of the film give us hope that life continues and everything will be fine.
Cast
- Anna Kapaleva - Lena
- Olga Yakovleva - Grandmother
- Sos Sargsyan - Grandfather
- Sofiko Chiaureli - neighbour
- Ruzana Avetisyan - Roza
- Mikhail Bogdasarov - Levan
- Anastasiya Grebennikova - Izolda
Awards
- London Film Festival
- Rotterdam International Film Festival
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