Thus Spoke the Wind

CATEGORY : Criminal Drama
COUNTRY: Armenia
PRODUCTION :

• EMA Production

BUDGET : 36 000 euro

CAST

Albert Babajanyan, Lusine Avanesyan, Annika Abrahamyan

CREW

Director :

• Maria Rigel

Screenplay : Maria Rigel
Cinematographer : Ayrat Yamilov, Gevorg Avagyan
Producers : Ernest Bagdasaryan, Maria Rigel, Gala Minasova

COMMENTS

DIRECTOR’S NOTE: The film continues the cultural traditions of Armenian auteur cinema. The film featured local actors, most of whom were unprofessional. The documentary style of the film is combined with the bright color poetics of Parajanov’s cinema, which reflects the modern world of Armenia, the clash of traditions of the past and present. The film crew consists of local filmmakers and immigrants from the post-Soviet countries.

The soundtrack to the film was created by American composer Steve Brand. His magical music perfectly emphasizes the spirit of modern Armenian aesthetics.

SYNOPSIS

Hayk, withdrawn and aloof child, lives on a farm with his aunt Narine. Local teenagers mock him, deeming him strange and weak. Narine cares for him as if he were her own son. After a lengthy stay in another country, Hayk’s mother Anahit, a beautiful woman in her late twenties, returns to the farm. The locals openly condemn her behavior because she does not follow the rules of society. Narine, unable to forgive Anahit for the shame brought upon her with her behavior, decides to take
revenge.