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72% Critic Match
Amerikatsi
“Freedom is a state of mind.”
7.2 / 10• 2022• 1h 55m•NR• Armenian
DramaComedy
Storyline
In 1948, decades after fleeing Armenia to the US as a child, Charlie returns in the hopes of finding a connection to his roots, but what he finds instead is a country crushed under Soviet rule. After being unjustly imprisoned, Charlie falls into despair, until he discovers that he can see into a nearby apartment from his cell window - the home of a prison guard.
Cast & Crew
Michael A. Goorjian
Charlie
Lead
Hovik Keuchkerian
Tigran
Mikhail Trukhin
Dmitry
Nelly Uvarova
Sona
Narine Grigoryan
Ruzan
Jean-Pierre Nshanian
Warden Sargisyan
Aram Karakhanyan
Sergeant Melikov
LH
Lernik Harutyunyan
Tall Guard
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael A. Goorjian's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Amerikatsi is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
