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Amerikatsi

Amerikatsi

Freedom is a state of mind.

20227.21h 55m

Overview

In 1948, decades after fleeing Armenia to the US as a child, Charlie returns in the hopes of finding a connection to his roots, but what he finds instead is a country crushed under Soviet rule. After being unjustly imprisoned, Charlie falls into despair, until he discovers that he can see into a nearby apartment from his cell window - the home of a prison guard.

Directed by Michael A. Goorjian
Written by Michael A. Goorjian
Produced by Robert Patrick Malkassian, Sol Tryon, Arman Nshanian
Box Office0Revenue: $345K

Top Cast

Michael A. Goorjian

Michael A. Goorjian

Charlie

Hovik Keuchkerian

Hovik Keuchkerian

Tigran

Mikhail Trukhin

Mikhail Trukhin

Dmitry

Nelly Uvarova

Nelly Uvarova

Sona

N

Narine Grigoryan

Ruzan

Jean-Pierre Nshanian

Jean-Pierre Nshanian

Warden Sargisyan

Aram Karakhanyan

Aram Karakhanyan

Sergeant Melikov

L

Lernik Harutyunyan

Tall Guard

David Hakobyan

David Hakobyan

Old Stoic Prisoner

Trdat Makaryan

Trdat Makaryan

Poghosyan

Themes & Keywords

hopeprison cellpaintingarmeniacommunist party1950scultural identityarmenian diasporajosef stalinsoviet

About Amerikatsi

Amerikatsi is a drama, comedy film released in 2022 exploring themes of hope, prison cell, painting, armenia, communist party, 1950s. Directed by Michael A. Goorjian, it stars Michael A. Goorjian, Hovik Keuchkerian, Mikhail Trukhin. In 1948, decades after fleeing Armenia to the US as a child, Charlie returns in the hopes of finding a connection to his roots, but what he finds instead is a country crushed under Soviet rule. After being unjustly imprisoned, Charlie falls into despair, until he discovers that he can see into a nearby apartment from his cell window - the home of a prison guard.

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