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Aurora's Sunrise

84 %|Apr 21, 2023|Animation, Documentary, History

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.

Featured Crew

Inna Sahakyan
Director
Vardan Hovhannisyan
Producer
Christian Beetz
Producer
Justė Michailinaitė
Producer
Kęstutis Drazdauskas
Producer
Eric Esrailian
Producer
Inna Sahakyan
Producer
Kerstin Meyer-Beetz
Creative Producer

Cast

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Tamara Chalkhifalaqyan
Aurora's Mother
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Hambardzum Ghazanchyan
Aurora's Father
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Vram Meliqyan
Turkish Soldier #1
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Tigran Baghdasaryan
Turkish Soldier #2
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Hrant Gishyan
Wealthy Buyer
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Nara Sargsyan
Second Aunt
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Arman Tovmasyan
Turkish Soldier #3
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Valter Avetisyan
Turkish Soldier #4
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Miqael Shaqaryan
Cousin Suren
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Anri Karapetyan
Cousin Hrant
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Seyran Akopov
German Officer
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Mikael Frangulyan
German Soldier #1
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Armen Hovhannisyan
German Soldier #2
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Tigran Arakelyan
Kind German Soldier
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Marine Petrosyan
Kurdish Woman
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Apaven Aleksanyan
Wounded Turkish Soldier
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Gor Hakobyan
Priest #1
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Janibek Abrahamyan
Bride Salesman
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Stella Ter-Hakobyan
Bey's Young Wife #1
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Lilit Frangulyan
Bey's Young Wife #2
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Sergey Tovmasyan
Uncle Ghazar
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Edgar Avetisyan
Professor Loulajian
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Mayis Chaush
Fedayi #1
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Mos Zanyan
Kurdish Soldier #1
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Vladimir Poghosyan
Kurdish Soldier #2
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Tigran Shamyan
Armenian Soldier
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Levon Mkrtchyan
Commander Andranik
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Arkadi Evoyan
Ellis Island Official
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Anush Vardanyan
Armenian Old Woman
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Miqayel Martirosyan
Armenian Old Man
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Harutyun Harutyunyan
American Journalist #1
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Alexandr Baghdasaryan
American Journalist #2
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Ervin Amiryan
Henry Gates
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Harut Ghazaryan
Translator
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Tigran Amirkhanyan
Charlie Chaplin
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Khachatur Chobanyan
William Selig
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Tamara Iskandaryan
Mrs. Harriman
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Arpi Petrossian
Aurora (voice)
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Ani Toroian
Aurora's Mother (voice)
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Ruben Ghazaryan
Aurora's Father (voice)
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Mher Gabrielyan
Shepherd (voice)
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Artak Shaqaryan
Turkish Soldier #1 (voice)
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Garnik Seyranyan
Turkish Soldier #2 (voice)
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Nvard Ghazaryan
Aunt #1 (voice)
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Ani Voskanyan
Aunt #2 (voice)
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Ashot Khachatryan
German Officer (voice)
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Tengiz Uzoyan
Kurdish Man (voice)
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Varand Bedrossian
Uncle Ghazar (voice)
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Razmik Minassyan
Professor Loulajian (voice)
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George van Eesteren
Mr. Gates (voice)
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Sara Anjargolian
Mrs. Harriman (voice)
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Aurora Mardiganian
Self (archive footage)
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Henry Morgenthau
Self - Diplomat (archive footage)
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Woodrow Wilson
Self - Politician (archive footage)
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Vladimir Lenin
Self - Politician (archive footage)
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Self - Politician (archive footage)
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Alexandr Baghdasaryan
American Journalist #2