Mayrig

Nov 27 1991 N/A 2h 37m
Drama

Henri Verneuil was born Achod Malakian of Armenian parentage on October 15, 1920, in Rodosto, Turkey, and his family fled to France and settled in Marseilles when he was a young child. He later recounted his childhood experience in the novel Mayrig, which he dedicated to his mother and made into this 1991 film with the same name.

Plot

In 1915 a genocide happened in the Ottoman Empire and about 1.5 million Armenians were systematically murdered by the government of the Young Turks. This is a movie about the life of a simple Armenian family, who survived. They became refugees in a foreign country among foreign people.

Written by

Henri Verneuil

Directed by

Henri Verneuil

Cast

Claudia Cardinale, Omar Sharif, Nathalie Roussel

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

AMLF, TF1 Films Production

Languages

Français

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
3,697
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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