The film "Lorik" recognized as the best picture at the international  festival in Orenburg

ArmInfo. The film of Russian director Alexei Zlobin <Lorik> became the winner of the XII International Film Festival "East & West" in the category "Woven  Parallels".  The main award - the "Golden Sarmatian Lion" - in the  Russian competition "Woven Parallels" was awarded to: Yusup Razykov  in the nomination <Best Director> (film <Kerosin>), Alexey Vertkov -  <Best Actor> (film <Sunday>), < Best Actress> - Elena Susanina (film  <Kerosene>), <Best Film> - <Lorik> directed by Alexei Zlobin.

More than 65 paintings were presented to the jury. Of these, in the  framework of the Russian competition "Woven Parallels", the picture  was named the best by Lorik directed by Alexei Zlobin, and the work  by The Castle of Dreams by Iranian director Reza Mirkarimi was named  the best film in the international competition.

The film was represented by director Alexei Zlobin and producer  Martiros Minasyan. The general producer of the film, Mikael Poghosyan  and executive producer Ani Vorskanyan, could not attend the festival,  as were the actors in the film - Armenian actors Iren Ayvazyan, Shake  Tukhmanyan, Anush Arakelyan and others. The premiere of the painting  "Lorik" took place in Armenia last summer.

<A carefully thought-out scenario, successful directorial finds, and  most importantly - a subtle acting game.  This is a real festival  picture. A serious movie that is quite worthy of the mass audience  because it is a high- quality project>, says journalist Elena  Anifatyeva.

The film "Lorik" is a tragicomedy that demonstrates the most acute  aspects of our society, including social inequality and human  indifference to various manifestations of injustice.

The dramatic events in the plot of the picture will make the main  character think about the surrounding problems and become part of  them and experience the highest human feelings - love and devotion.   The creative team of the film consists of Armenian and Russian  filmmakers.

For 12 years, filmmakers from more than 50 countries took part in the  film festival, more than 1000 films of foreign and Russian directors  were shown, more than 100 premieres took place.

About 30 thousand residents of Orenburg and guests of the region  became spectators of the festival events.