New Armenian Genocide film to be screened in 2015

The new film on the Armenian Genocide, Genex, is expected to appear on the big screen on April 24, 2015 which marks the 100th anniversary of the great tragedy.

Tert.am has learned that the National Cinema Center of Armenia recently hosted a debate devoted to the movie. An expert of the Center, Zaven Boyajyan told our correspondent that of they received 16 bids, of which one is for Genex.

The director, Artak Sevada, apparently wishes the initiative to be a joint production with Armenia but the Center has not made any decision yet. The Armenian specialists are said to have got familiarized only with a brief synopsis instead of the full film script. Of the 16 films submitted, only two appear to address the Genocide topic.

The authors dismiss the circulating reports about the participation of such world-renowned stars as Lionardo Dicaprio or Al Pacino. A statement on the film’s website says its trailer features episodes of films starred by different actors

Sevada had earlier told the Armenian Public Television that Natalie Portman and Asante Armant are going to star in the movie.

Speaking about the plot, the director said it will be beyond what he described as a duduk format (duduk being the Armenian traditional woodwind instrument) . The trailer background suggests that it focuses on the American-Armenian criminal band, where the central figure is an American woman who resolves dirty schemes of leading insurance companies and financial organizations, the cases bearing an implicit relationship with the Armenian Genocide.

It is noteworthy that Jesus Christ’s statement, the Truth will Make you Free, has been selected as the film’s slogan.