On the Old Roman Road
2001, Don Film, De Productie,The Netherlands, Film 21,The Netherlands, Askarian Film, Germany, 76 min. (2079 m), color
Prod./Scr./Dir./Edit./Art Dir.: D. Askarian, Co-Prod.: R. Goossens, A. van Gorp, Dir. of Phot.: R. Vatinyan, Cam.: A. Davtyan, Sound: A. Kesayan, V. Petrosyan, V. Hovakimyan, Sec. Asst. Dir.: S. Shahinyan, M. Vatinyan, Asst. Art Dir.: B.V. Felgueras,T. Leyendekker, A. Asatryan, A. Khachatryan, Comp. Edit.: Dz. Sungit, T. Varzhapetyan, A. Tarposhyan, Make-up: E. Movsisyan, Admin. crew: O. Zhuravlyova, G. Jungst, R. Blok, Exect. Prod.: A. van Gorp, N. Hovhannisyan.
Cast: Lover and Killer – P. van Dijk, Silvia – S. Gelton, Levon as a child – P. Khachatryan, Levon – D. Askarian, Successor to the Armenian Throne – O. Askarian, Thief – S. Shahinyan, Anna – A. Basentsyan,
Turkish Spy – T. de Zwart, Levon’s Mother – A. Ghazaryan, Levon’s Father - K. Khachatryan, Ali – V. Tatunts, Concubine – S. Ghazaryan, Manuk’s Wife – S. Avagyan, Barber – G. Movsisyan, Mullah – H. Aroyan, Armenian Monarchist – T. Leyendekker, Kurdish Singer – T. Gatalpinar, Silvia’s Husband – D. Molenaar.
Levon recalls his childhood in Turkey where he witnessed both love and political violence. Parallel to this a modern day story of an Armenian terrorist and a Turkish spy unfolds.
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