List of films about the Armenian genocide
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Below is an incomplete list of feature films, television films or TV series which include events of the Armenian genocide. This list does not include documentaries, short films.[1][2][3]
1910s
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | United States | Ravished Armenia (Auction of Souls) |
Oscar Apfel | Drama, History, Romance, War. Based on the book Ravished Armenia. |
1920s
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | France | Andranik | Անդրանիկ | Acho Chakatouny | War. Andranik |
1960s
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Soviet Union | They Are to Live | Рождённые жить Կոչված են ապրելու |
Laert Vagharshyan | Drama. |
1970s
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Soviet Union | Life Triumphs | Наапет Նահապետ |
Henrik Malyan | Drama. Based on the story Nahapet. |
1980s
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Soviet Union | Miron of Dzori | Дзори Миро Миро в долине Ձորի Միրոն |
Zhirayr Avetisyan | Drama. Based on the novel Miron of Dzori. |
| 1982 | United States | The Forty Days of Musa Dagh | Sarky Mouradian | Drama, History, War. Based on the novel The Forty Days of Musa Dagh. Musa Dagh | |
| 1982 | United States Canada |
Assignment Berlin | Hrayr Toukhanian | Drama. Soghomon Tehlirian, Talaat Pasha, Assassination of Talaat Pasha |
1990s
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Soviet Union | Yearning | Тоска Կարոտ |
Frunze Dovlatyan | Drama. Based on the novel Yearning. |
| 1991 | France | Mother | Mayrig | Henri Verneuil | Drama. Based on the novel Mayrig. |
| 1991 | Armenia | Lost Paradise | Կորսված դրախտ Потерянный рай Утерянный рай |
David Safarian | Drama. |
| 1992 | France | 588 rue paradis | Henri Verneuil | Drama. Based on an unknown novel. | |
| 1992 | Armenia Germany |
Avetik | Ավետիք | Don Askarian | Drama. |
2000s
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Poland | The Spring to Come | Przedwiośnie | Filip Bajon | Drama. Based on the novel The Spring to Come. |
| 2001 | Armenia Germany Netherlands |
On the Old Roman Road | Հին հռոմեական ճանապարհին | Don Askarian | Drama, Mystery, Thriller. |
| 2002 | Canada France |
Ararat | Atom Egoyan | Drama, War. Defense of Van | |
| 2007 | Italy Bulgaria Spain France Germany |
The Lark Farm | La masseria delle allodole | Paolo and Vittorio Taviani | Drama, History. Based on the novel Skylark Farm. |
2010s
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Germany France Italy Russia Poland Canada Turkey Jordan |
The Cut | Fatih Akin | Adventure, Drama, History, Mystery, War. | |
| 2015 | United States | 1915 | Garin Hovannisian Alec Mouhibian |
Drama. | |
| 2015 | France | Don't Tell Me the Boy Was Mad | Une histoire de fou | Robert Guédiguian | Drama, History. Based on the novel La Bombe. Soghomon Tehlirian, Talaat Pasha, Assassination of Talaat Pasha |
| 2015 | Turkey | Lost Birds | Yitik Kuşlar | Ela Alyamaç Aren Perdeci |
Drama. |
| 2015 | Armenia | Back to Gurun | Վերադարձ դեպի Գյուրուն | Adrine Grigoryan | |
| 2016 | Spain United States |
The Promise | Terry George | Action, Adventure, Drama, War. | |
| 2016 | United States | Armenia, My Love... | Հայաստա՛ն, իմ սե՛ր | Diana Angelson | Drama. |
| 2019 | Armenia | Songs of Solomon | Սողոմոնի երգերը | Arman Nshanian | Drama. Komitas |
Television films
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Belgium United Kingdom West Germany |
Komitas | Կոմիտաս | Don Askarian | Biography, Drama. Komitas |
| 2010 | France | Azad | Niko Tackian |
TV Series
| Year | Country | Main title (Alternative title) |
Original title (Original script) |
Director | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | France | Mother | Mayrig | Henri Verneuil | Drama. Based on the novel Mayrig. |
| 2002 | Poland | The Spring to Come | Przedwiośnie | Filip Bajon | Drama, History. Based on the novel The Spring to Come. |