Armenia
WAITING FOR DON QUIXOTE
105 MIN
2024
July 17th
18:00
Moscow Cinema, Red Hall
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This is a philosophical essay – a reflection on the present of post-war Armenia, where reality and imagination have blended into each other, where the people are desperately seeking “saviors”. In this situation, the creative embodiment of Don Quixote, which appears in this film, proves that there is a thin border between reality and imagination.

Cast & Crew
Producers: Arsen Azatyan, Nariné Mkrtchyan
Directors: Arsen Azatyan, Nariné Mkrtchyan
Script: Arsen Azatyan, Nariné Mkrtchyan
Directors of Photography: Edgar Mesropyan, Arsen Azatyan
Production Design:Gevorg Poghosyan
Music: Antonio Vivaldi, Maren Marais, Jean-Louis Duport, Armenian Folk
Sound Operator:Armen Sahakyan
Sound Design: Nariné Mkrtchyan, Arsen Azatyan
Editing: Nariné Mkrtchyan, Arsen Azatyan
Cast:Armen Abelyan, Arman Medjlumyan
Production. Aysor-Plus FIlm Productions

Awards
Honorary Award, Goa IFF, India, 2024





Nariné Mkrtchyan
Arsen Azatyan
They studied Film Directing at the Faculty of Culture at Yerevan Pedagogical University. Since graduating in 1981, they have worked at the Hayfilm State Studio, where they directed five short films based on their own scripts. In 1990, they founded Aysor-Plus FIlm Productions. To date, they have directed 17 films, including six full-length feature films based on their own scripts. Their films have been featured in many international film festivals, including Berlin, Rotterdam, Locarno, Goa, Cairo, Edinburgh, Sydney, Busan, Fajr, Göteborg, Taormina, Odense, Kolkata, Montreal, Tarragona, Houston, Louisville, Hainan, Uruguay, and others.
Filmography
Self Portrait (short, 1981), Nature-Morte (short, 1981), Surprise (short, 1986), Bagatelle (short, 1988), Black Holes (short, 1989), Guardian Angel (short, 1990), Bobo (1991), Radio-Yerevan (1992), I’m a Walrus (short, 1994), Christmas (short, 2002), Sabre Dance (short, 2002), At the Roadside (short, 2004), Andrey (short, 2006), The Return of The Prodigal Son (2008), The Glass Trinket (2013), About Him or How He Did Not Fear the Bear (2019), Waiting for Don Quixote (2024)․

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