Armenia
BIG STORY IN A SMALL CITY
90 MIN
2006
The respected agricultural professor Grigor Janoyan dies in a bizarre accident. During preparations for the traditional Armenian funeral viewing, his family unknowingly receives the wrong body. The deceased turns out to be a notorious crime boss, triggering a chain of absurd, comic, and dramatic events as Grigor's son and friends search for the real body. Based on true events, the film mixes satire, comedy, and family drama.

Cast & Crew
Producers: Karo Kirakosian
Executive Producer: Vick Grigoryan
Director: Gor Kirakosian
Script: Gor Kirakosian, Nektar Martirosyan, by Nara Vardanyan story
Director of Photography: Arman Ordyan
Production Design: Hakop Musayelyan
Music: Aram Avagyan, Narek Ghaplanyan
Sound: Karen Tsaturyan
Editing: Gor Kirakosian
Cast: Hrant Tokhatyan, Narek Ghaplanyan, Khoren Levonyan, David Tovmasyan, Mayranush Grigoryan, Mari Msryan, Vahagn Simonyan, Araksya Melikyan
Production: K Films

Awards
Best Foreign Film, Beverly Hills FF, USA, 2007; Best Feature Film, deadCENTER FF, Oklahoma City, USA, 2007; Best Feature Film, ReelHeART IFF, Toronto. Canada, 2007; Best Screenplay, Honolulu FF, 2007; Best Screenplay, Arpa IFF, Hollywood, USA, 2007
Gor Kirakosian
Gor Kirakosian is an Armenian-American director, producer, and screenwriter born in Yerevan in 1981. After moving to the United States, he studied at ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena. His debut feature Big Story in a Small City achieved international festival success and launched a career that later included Lost and Found in Armenia, Ticket to Vegas, The Knight's Move, and Honest Thieves.

Filmography
I Hate the Story of Romeo & Juliet (short, 2004), Big Story in a Small City (2006), Lost and Found in Armenia (2012), Ticket to Vegas (2013), The Knight's Move (2013), Honest Thieves (2019), Women in Black (2023).

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