1489 (film)

1489
Directed byShoghakat Vardanyan
Edited byTigran Baghinyan,
Armen Papyan
Release date
  • 2023 (2023)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryArmenia
LanguageArmenian

1489 is an Armenian war documentary film directed by Shoghakat Vardanyan. The film focuses on the director's personal experience as she and her family cope with the disappearance of her brother, Soghomon Vardanyan, during the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The title "1489" refers to the number assigned to Soghomon's unidentified remains, symbolizing the many soldiers who perished in the conflict and whose bodies remained nameless.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ Roxborough, Scott (17 November 2023). "War Documentary '1489' Wins Best Film at IDFA". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Շողակաթ Վարդանյանի «1489» ֆիլմը հերթական մրցանակն է ստացել Լոս Անջելեսի փառատոնում". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (in Armenian). 21 October 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  3. ^ "2020 Karabakh war victims honored with minute of silence before '1489' screening at Czech international film festival". News.am. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  4. ^ Hunter, Allan (20 November 2023). "'1489': IDFA Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  5. ^ Barraclough, Leo (16 November 2023). "Shoghakat Vardanyan's '1489,' About Disappearance of Director's Brother, Wins Best Film at IDFA". Variety (magazine). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  6. ^ Malgina, Anna (13 November 2023). ""Я делала этот фильм для всех парней, которые погибли". В Амстердаме показали картину о поисках погибшего в Карабахе брата". Current Time TV (in Russian). Retrieved 24 November 2024.