Armenian director producing anti-suicide film

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With sums collected from ordinary people, the film director Arshak Zakaryan has started working on a new film aimed at preventing suicides.

“One can hear every day that someone has thrown himself or herself down from a balcony or bridge. This is an undesirable phenomenon for a small republic as this,” he told reporters on Saturday, expressing concerns over the increasing rate of suicides.

The director said that the idea to produce the film entitled “The Useless” is not absolutely motivated by a personal bias to earn money or gain recognition.

“If at least one person watching the film backs away from such an intention, we’ll consider that we have done our job because the life of an Armenian is priceless for us. This film has been produced entirely thanks to contributions by ordinary people. The poorest people even have given a little money for the film. A provincial teacher asked us to wait till the salary day, then took a transport and brought some money. For me, it is more pricy than the sum an oligarch might give,” he added.

Speaking of the film’s plot, Zakaryan said their purpose is to explain the audience that there is absolutely no useless person around the globe.

“If God has given you life, then you have something to do. Anyone can turn into a hero from a useless creature. Our nation is the size of a town, so we must reduce this phenomenon,” he noted.

The director added that he will complete the movie after selling his car and having the necessary amount.
Armenian director producing anti-suicide film