Mayrig (Mother) is a 1991 semi-autobiographical film written and directed by French-Armenian filmmaker Henri Verneuil. The film's principal cast includes Claudia Cardinale and Omar Sharif as parents of Azad. Mayrig means mother in Armenian. The film is about the struggles of an Armenian family that emigrates to France from Turkey after the Armenian genocide of 1915.
Mother (1991)
Directed by Henri Verneuil
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Tags
Armenian, Genocide
Attributes
Based On: Mayrig
Narrative Location: Marseille
Narrative Location: Marseille
Alternate Titles
Mayrig - Heimat in der Fremde
DE
Mayrig znaczy mama
PL
Mother
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RU