Le fils du marchand d'olives

Apr 11 2012 Not Rated 1h 16m
Adventure, Animation, Documentary

For their honeymoon, Anna and Mathieu went to Turkey. With camera in hand, they traced the footsteps of Garabed, the Armenian grand-father of Mathieu, who escaped the 1915 genocide. In this country where speaking of the Armenian genocide could be dangerous, their name with Turkish intonations serves a purpose to get people talking about their idea of the Turkish involvement during 1915 tragedy. A road trip across the country leads to a sad confirmation - the denial has become institutional.

Plot

For their honeymoon, Anna and Mathieu went to Turkey. With camera in hand, they traced the footsteps of Garabed, the Armenian grand-father of Mathieu, who escape the 1915 genocide. They are determined to learn more about Mathew's Armenian origins. In this country where speaking of the Armenian genocide could be dangerous, their name with Turkish intonations serves a purpose to get people talking about their idea of the Turkish involvement during 1915 tragedy. A road trip across the country mixing animation with documentary, to report a sad confirmation: The denial has become an institution, rewriting the history books and pretending that there was a genocide, but a genocide committed by the Armenians against the Turks.

Written by

Thomas Rio, Anna Zeitindjioglou, Mathieu Zeitindjioglou

Directed by

Mathieu Zeitindjioglou

Cast

Jean-Claude Dreyfus

Crew

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Production Countries

France, Turkey

Production Companies

Kode Agency, Z Film

Languages

Français

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
37
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA