1915

Apr 17, 2015

1h 22m

★ 3.5

100 years after the Armenian genocide.

Overview

Exactly 100 years after the Armenian Genocide, a theatre director stages a play to bring the ghosts of the past back to life.

Genres

History

Drama

1915 Trailers

Cast

Simon

Simon Abkarian

Angela

Angela Sarafyan

James

Sam Page

Tony

Nikolai Kinski

Jeffrey

Jim Piddock

Lillian

Debra Christofferson

Lucky

Courtney Halverson

Radio Voice

Mercy Malick

Ray

Myles Cranford

Gabriel

Sunny Suljic

Armenian Protest Leader

Robert Hallak

Armenian Protester

Lory Tatoulian

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The Armenian Genocide

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Aghet

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The Cut

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