The Son
2021
Directed by Karan Singh
Using unpublished photos taken by Italian war photographer Enrico Sarsini, and the reconstruction of key events, this film examines the battle for a strategically-located church that was defended by Azerbaijani teenager Natig Gasimov. After his surrender and interrogation by Armenian forces, he was never heard of again. This film finds out what happened to Natig and who may be responsible. Filmed over a period of three years, filmmaker Karan Singh spoke to witnesses in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Italy and Russia in his search for the truth.
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The Dardenne brothers follow a carpenter who takes on a teenage apprentice and gradually realises the boy is the one who murdered his son. The film is built on small gestures and silences, and its refusal to resolve into either vengeance or easy reconciliation is what makes it de...
- Runtime
- 46 min
- Released
- 2021-11-19
- Studio
- Broken Pot Media
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- Armenian
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