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An ambitious but only intermittently stirring historical epic from Turkish-German director Fatih Akin.
Boyd van Hoeij, Hollywood Reporter
Overview
In 1915 a man survives the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire, but loses his family, speech and faith. One night he learns that his twin daughters may be alive, and goes on a quest to find them.
Director and cast
- Fatih Akin Director
- Tahar Rahim as Nazaret Manoogian
- Simon Abkarian as Krikor
- Makram J. Khoury as Omar Nasreddin
- Hindi Zahra as Rakel
- Kevork Malikyan as Hagob Nakashian
- Numan Acar Cast
- Bartu Küçükçağlayan as Mehmet
- Trine Dyrholm as Orphanage Headmistress
- Anna Savva Cast
- Moritz Bleibtreu as Peter Edelman
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