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Friday, November 4, 2016
Red Carpet/Reception 6:00 PM, Doors Open 7:00 PM
FRIDAY NIGHT USA PREMIERE – 7:30 PM
Feature Narrative Program
LLOYD E. RIGLER Theatre, Egyptian Theatre
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HOT COUNTRY, COLD WINTER
104 min (Armenia, The Netherlands, Germany, 2016)

USA PREMIERE

Director: David Safarian
Writers: David Safarian and Yana Drouz
Producer: David Safarian
Cast: Yana Drouz, Ashot Adamyan, Heghine Hovhannisyan, Karen Djanibekyan, Vigen Stepanyan, Harutyun Movsissyan, Hrachya Harutyunyan, …

”A little piece of land? A whole country? A little group of people or a whole nation? What are they waiting for? Is their queue endless?” Do not expect to get all the answers.

A tale of a man and a woman suffering near-absurd circumstances of a total energy crisis. Their narratives, recollections, imagination, dreams act as aids in understanding of the story, and in understanding that core human values are shared throughout the world.

When living conditions become unbearable, people quickly lose their human face, but one should be able to keep it in any circumstances. Katya, Tigran, his mother, the brother, their neighbors: all the protagonists of HOT COUNTY, and each of them has a prototype, were able to do that. This is a story of a family but at the same time is a big part of the history of the whole nation.

Notable screenings, awards and mentions:

PÖFF 19, Black Nights Film Festival
38th Moscow International Film Festivan
Best Screenplay Award and Special Mention of Jury at Armenian Panorama of 13th Yerevan Golden Apricot International Film Festival[/vc_column_text][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”7942,7943,7944,7947,7948,7945,7946,7949,7507″ layout=”fullwidth” gallery_style=”1″][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/NvvkddsPRa8″][/vc_column][/vc_row]