The Roots, English Subtitles

The Roots a short film by young director Ilona Kocharyan. The film was a participant of the New York International Short Film festival (USA), Second Asia International Youth ShortFilm Exhibition (China), The Golden Apricot 2015 (Armenia), KIN filmfetival (Armenia) and different festival in Ukraine and Russia. Also, The Roots was accepted for the Short Film Corner of the 69th Cannes Film Festival. Cinematographers Areg Balayan and Arsen Beglaryan Editing and Color Grading by Arsen Beglaryan Music by Tigran Hamasyan The Apple Orchard in Saghmosavanq Dorians Es kulam The Roots is a story about destiny of family which was separated because of military operations in NagornoKarabakh in 19921994. After a longterm truce, during 5 years of grey days and nights of the lonely grandfather Aram, each next morning resembled the previous. But one winter morning has changed the old man s life the younger son has arrived with a family from Ukraine