Aurora's Sunrise
A survivor's journey from bloodshed to the red carpet
8.2(13) 2023-04-21 97 minAnimationDocumentaryHistory
The story of how Aurora Mardiganian (1901-94), a survivor of the Armenian genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire (1915-17), became a Hollywood silent film star.
DirectorInna Sahakyan
ProducerVardan Hovhannisyan
ProducerJustė Michailinaitė
ProducerChristian Beetz
ProducerKęstutis Drazdauskas
ProducerEric Esrailian
ProducerInna Sahakyan
Original Music ComposerChristine Aufderhaar
Cast & characters
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Anzhelika Hakobyan
as Aurora
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Tamara Chalkhifalaqyan
as Aurora's Mother
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Shushan Abrahamyan
as Lusineh
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Sergey Gasparyan
as Hovnan
Ani Ghazaryan
as Sara
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Rafael Melqonyan
as Martiros
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Hambardzum Ghazanchyan
as Aurora's Father
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Vahagn Tulbenjyan
as Poghos
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Harut Galstyan
as Shepherd
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Vram Meliqyan
as Turkish Soldier #1
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Tigran Baghdasaryan
as Turkish Soldier #2
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Hrant Gishyan
as Wealthy Buyer
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Ashkhen Tsaturyan
as First Aunt
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Nara Sargsyan
as Second Aunt
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Arman Tovmasyan
as Turkish Soldier #3
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Valter Avetisyan
as Turkish Soldier #4
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Miqael Shaqaryan
as Cousin Suren
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Anri Karapetyan
as Cousin Hrant
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Seyran Akopov
as German Officer
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Mikael Frangulyan
as German Soldier #1
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Armen Hovhannisyan
as German Soldier #2
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Tigran Arakelyan
as Kind German Soldier
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Marine Petrosyan
as Kurdish Woman
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Mikayel Aleksanyan
as Kurdish Man
