The Avalanche

The Avalanche(2023)

April 20, 2023
1h 0m

Overview

Loosely inspired by Stefan Zweig’s novella, in which playing chess is depicted as a means of surviving fascism, The Avalanche recounts the events of the Armenian genocide, still contested by the Turkish state. Pinar Öğrenci uses archives and present-day footage of the region to uncover the traumas left by the Armenian people on their landscape and their memories.

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Original Title

Aşît

Original Language

ku

Country

Germany, Turkey

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