21th Golden Apricot International Film Festival
27th ARPA Intern. Film Festival: Honourable Mention Best Feature Length Documentary Film
17th Pomegranate Film Festival: Honourable Mention Best Feature Length Documentary Film
Quotes from the jury:
…a compelling and moving story of a young Armenian-Iranian immigrant to Berlin, and life in Berlin during the 60’s and 70’s…a hidden gem, as documentaries of Armenians living in Berlin during this period are rare…poignant and informative…also at times whimsical and fun…
As an Armenian with socialist ideals, Vigen comes to Berlin from Iran with nothing but a hand-knotted carpet and a tin of caviar. Settling in, he finds himself caught up between ideologies, various intelligence agencies, and the Shah of Persia, while navigating the strange German language and daughters on both sides of the Berlin Wall. Weaving together personal memories, archival footage, and animation into a cheerful collage, Barkhourdarian’s essay film offers a deeply personal view of her father and his entanglement in the dramatic events of world history in the 1960s and early 1970s. After the Wall fell and Vigen moved back to Berlin, what happened to his dreams and ideals? And what does this have to do with pomegranates?
