ArmInfo. On the day of the 30th anniversary of the Armenian army, on January 28, a documentary film directed by Vahe Sukiasyan The Will to Get Back on Your Feet Again was screened at the "Moscow" cinema. The documentary was released with the support of Araratbank OJSC.
In the documentary, which lasts more than 45 minutes, a number of famous Armenian actors talk about the most heroic victories of Armenia, betrayals, the will to stand up after the most difficult defeats, and the true reasons for these defeats. In fact, the film provides answers to a number of important questions that lie in the bins of the story itself. Presenting the film, Anna Allahverdyan, Advisor to the Executive Director for Public Relations of Araratbank, noted that initially the target audience of Vahe Sukiasyan's documentary films were students aged between 13 and 16. However, after a closed screening, which took place in November 2021, everyone agreed that the film does not have any age restrictions and may be of interest to everyone who is not indifferent to history, historical facts and events.
According to her, Araratbank, as part of its corporate responsibility, has reached an agreement with a number of educational institutions, where this film will also be screened. Moreover, the screening of Sukiasyan's film will be organized in Belgium, France, the Czech Republic, Los Angeles, Munich, and a number of Russian cities.
In turn, Suren Babajanyan, Head of Marketing and Banking Services Sales Department of Araratbank, stressed that the main goal of the film is to avoid repeating historical mistakes and the need to rethink them. The film should show those qualities that lead the people to victory, while mistakes and sins lead to defeat. , he said.
The director of the film, Vahe Sukiasyan, said that he worked on the idea of the film together with historian Artak Movsiyasn. "We started thinking about it back in 2015, since it was from this period that the country experienced a downward trend in national values and self-identity," the director said. According to him, the war of 2020 once again confirmed the possibility of making such a film, as it is not the first time in our long history that our people are in such a situation. It is noteworthy that animation technique was used to create the film. Such a move was due to the intention to make the film more understandable and accessible to teenagers. The animator of the film is Arthur Zakharyan. The work lasted over three months.
During the presentation of the film, it was also noted that its script was subjected to professional psychological analysis. The psychologist Solanzh Tamamyan worked with the creators of the documentaries.
The film is narrated by Honored Artist of the Republic of Armenia Arutr Karapetyan. The cast also included David Hakobyan, Babken Chobanyan, Nazeni Hovhannisyan, Samvel Topalyan and Ruben Muradyan. The musicians of the domestic Empyray rock band spouses Gisane Palyan and Karen Arzumanyan wrote the soundtrack.
Having got acquainted with the idea of the film, Gisane Palyan noted that she felt strong inspiration, but at the same time, responsibility for participating in such an important work. According to the musician, the film contains not only a patriotic message, but also has great educational value, which is extremely important these days.
It should be noted that the general producer of the film is Narek Beglaryan, a Board Member of Araratbank OJSC. The film was shot as part of Araratbank's corporate social responsibility strategy.