Aurora's Sunrise
Inna Sahakyan2023-04-21
A survivor's journey from bloodshed to the red carpet
8.4
97 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Anzhelika Hakobyan | Aurora | Unowned |
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Tamara Chalkhifalaqyan | Aurora's Mother | Unowned |
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Shushan Abrahamyan | Lusineh | Unowned |
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Sergey Gasparyan | Hovnan | Unowned |
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Ani Ghazaryan | Sara | Unowned |
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Rafael Melqonyan | Martiros | Unowned |
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Hambardzum Ghazanchyan | Aurora's Father | Unowned |
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Vahagn Tulbenjyan | Poghos | Unowned |
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Harut Galstyan | Shepherd | Unowned |
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Vram Meliqyan | Turkish Soldier #1 | Unowned |
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Tigran Baghdasaryan | Turkish Soldier #2 | Unowned |
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Hrant Gishyan | Wealthy Buyer | Unowned |
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Ashkhen Tsaturyan | First Aunt | Unowned |
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Nara Sargsyan | Second Aunt | Unowned |
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Arman Tovmasyan | Turkish Soldier #3 | Unowned |
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Valter Avetisyan | Turkish Soldier #4 | Unowned |
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Miqael Shaqaryan | Cousin Suren | Unowned |
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Anri Karapetyan | Cousin Hrant | Unowned |
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Seyran Akopov | German Officer | Unowned |
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Mikael Frangulyan | German Soldier #1 | Unowned |
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Armen Hovhannisyan | German Soldier #2 | Unowned |
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Tigran Arakelyan | Kind German Soldier | Unowned |
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Marine Petrosyan | Kurdish Woman | Unowned |
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Mikayel Aleksanyan | Kurdish Man | Unowned |
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Apaven Aleksanyan | Wounded Turkish Soldier | Unowned |
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Gor Hakobyan | Priest #1 | Unowned |
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Arsen Khechoyan | Priest #2 | Unowned |
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Garik Torosyan | Bandit #1 | Unowned |
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Aleksandr Harutyunyan | Bandit #2 | Unowned |
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Armen Machkaryan | Bey | Unowned |
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Janibek Abrahamyan | Bride Salesman | Unowned |
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Stella Ter-Hakobyan | Bey's Young Wife #1 | Unowned |
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Lilit Frangulyan | Bey's Young Wife #2 | Unowned |
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Sergey Tovmasyan | Uncle Ghazar | Unowned |
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Edgar Avetisyan | Professor Loulajian | Unowned |
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Mayis Chaush | Fedayi #1 | Unowned |
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Grigor Muradyan | Fedayi #2 | Unowned |
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Ruben Ghazaryan | Fedayi #3 | Unowned |
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Mos Zanyan | Kurdish Soldier #1 | Unowned |
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Vladimir Poghosyan | Kurdish Soldier #2 | Unowned |
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Tigran Shamyan | Armenian Soldier | Unowned |
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Levon Mkrtchyan | Commander Andranik | Unowned |
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Arkadi Evoyan | Ellis Island Official | Unowned |
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Anush Vardanyan | Armenian Old Woman | Unowned |
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Miqayel Martirosyan | Armenian Old Man | Unowned |
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Arman Gasparyan | Mr. Stone | Unowned |
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Harutyun Harutyunyan | American Journalist #1 | Unowned |
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Alexandr Baghdasaryan | American Journalist #2 | Unowned |
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Ervin Amiryan | Henry Gates | Unowned |
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Marianna Jilavdaryan | Eleanor Gates | Unowned |
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Harut Ghazaryan | Translator | Unowned |
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Arpine Hovhannisyan | Actress | Unowned |
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Tigran Amirkhanyan | Charlie Chaplin | Unowned |
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Khachatur Chobanyan | William Selig | Unowned |
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Syuzi Sargsyan | Nun | Unowned |
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Tamara Iskandaryan | Mrs. Harriman | Unowned |
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Arpi Petrossian | Aurora (voice) | Unowned |
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Ani Toroian | Aurora's Mother (voice) | Unowned |
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Ruben Ghazaryan | Aurora's Father (voice) | Unowned |
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Mher Gabrielyan | Shepherd (voice) | Unowned |
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Artak Shaqaryan | Turkish Soldier #1 (voice) | Unowned |
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Garnik Seyranyan | Turkish Soldier #2 (voice) | Unowned |
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Nvard Ghazaryan | Aunt #1 (voice) | Unowned |
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Ani Voskanyan | Aunt #2 (voice) | Unowned |
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Ashot Khachatryan | German Officer (voice) | Unowned |
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Tengiz Uzoyan | Kurdish Man (voice) | Unowned |
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Varand Bedrossian | Uncle Ghazar (voice) | Unowned |
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Razmik Minassyan | Professor Loulajian (voice) | Unowned |
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George van Eesteren | Mr. Gates (voice) | Unowned |
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Sara Anjargolian | Mrs. Harriman (voice) | Unowned |
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Aurora Mardiganian | Self (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Henry Morgenthau | Self - Diplomat (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Woodrow Wilson | Self - Politician (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Vladimir Lenin | Self - Politician (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | Self - Politician (archive footage) | Unowned |
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Alexandr Baghdasaryan | American Journalist #2 | Unowned |