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Alter Ego
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Alter Ego

2016-01-01 · 125 min · ★ 5.0

Drama · Fantasy

A film about the great Komitas, one of the victims of the Armenian Genocide, who wasn't killed, but went crazy and kept silence for 20 years

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Directors
Vigen Chaldranyan
Production companies
Sharm Holding
Countries
Armenia
Status
Released

Top Cast

Vardan MkrtchyanVardan MkrtchyanEdgar
Ani GhazaryanAni GhazaryanSona
Arto KhachaturianArto KhachaturianKomitas
Vache SharafyanKomitas
Areg GevorgyanAreg
GrafserGrafserKomitas
Vigen ChaldranyanVigen Chaldranyan
Sergey SargsyanSergey Sargsyan

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