Alter Ego

Alter Ego

Alter Ego

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Alter Ego

2016

2h 5m

5.0(1 votes)

Drama

Fantasy

Overview

A film about the great Komitas, one of the victims of the Armenian Genocide, who wasn't killed, but went crazy and kept silence for 20 years

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Cast & Crew

8 members

Acting

Vardan Mkrtchyan

Edgar

Vardan Mkrtchyan

Acting

Ani Ghazaryan

Sona

Ani Ghazaryan

Camera

Arto Khachaturian

Komitas

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Acting

Vache Sharafyan

Komitas

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Acting

Areg Gevorgyan

Areg

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Acting

Grafser

Komitas

Grafser

Directing

Վիգեն Չալդրանյա

Unknown Role

Վիգեն Չալդրանյա

Writing

Sergey Sargsyan

Unknown Role

Sergey Sargsyan

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