Members of the National Film Academy of Armenia voted for Sarik Andreasyanթ§Չ-Չ§s թ§Չ-ժEarthquakeթ§Չ-Թ film to nominate for the Oscar in the թ§Չ-ժBest Foreign Language Filmթ§Չ-Թ.
To remind earlier, the National Film Academy of Armenia has received three applications for submission to the 89th Academy Award. The movies submitted are Jivan Avetisyanթ§Չ-Չ§s թ§Չ-ժThe Last Inhabitantթ§Չ-Թ, Davit Safarianթ§Չ-Չ§s թ§Չ-ժWarm country, cold winterթ§Չ-Թ, and Sarik Andreasyanթ§Չ-Չ§s թ§Չ-ժEarthquakeթ§Չ-Թ.
The voting was held in two rounds, in whichթԹ թԹ թ§Չ-ժEarthquakeթ§Չ-Թ received the most votes by a simple majority. 24 out of the 26 members were present at the secret voting.
թ§Չ-ժWe should choose one film to be part of some processes,թ§Չ-Թ Harutyun Khachatryan, head of the National Film Academy, told.
Sarik Andreasyanթ§Չ-Չ§s թ§Չ-ժEarthquakeթ§Չ-Թ tells about the devastating Spitak earthquake of December 7th, 1988. The story is set in Leninakan. Konstantin Berezhnoy, a 50-year-old Russian, and Robert Melkonyan, a 28-year-old Armenian, work together to rescue the desperate survivors. Screenwriters are Sergey Yudakov, Aleksey Gravitskiy and Arsen Danielyan. The cast includes Konstantin Lavronenko, Mariya Mironova, Artyom Bystrov, Hrant Tokhatyan, Irina Bezrukova, Michael Poghosian, Sos Janibekyan and others.
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