A film by NARINE MKRTCHYAN and ARSEN AZATYAN

THE GLASS TRINKET

Synopsis

It is a dramatic love story of two young people.

During his military service In the army, and having learned by phone that his girlfriend was pregnant,

the boy leaves his unit without permission and takes a train to meet his girlfriend and to end her unwanted pregnancy.

On the way, an incident on the train prompts a change of heart as his feelings of guilt won’t leave him alone.

Directors statement

We love life. We love it the way it is, we love every second and every day, every color, wind, sound however strange and cruel it is, however fragile it is like a glass trinket…

The idea is the irrefutability. When you are unable to change what has already happened. Unfortunately it is not always that we become the masters of the situation and it is not always that we make the right decision, but we almost always answer for every step we make. There are some cruel scenes in the film, which become counterbalance and change the heroes, open up their eyes, thus changing their behavior.

The glass trinket is the fragile symbol the film tells about. It is the fragile relationship we have when we are in love, it is the fragile feeling when the girl gets pregnant, it is the situation when every second is in danger and at the same time precious.

This film is about valuing love and life, the only thing that makes us live.

FESTIVALS

2013 IFF Kolkatta

2014 IFF Moscow

2014 IFF Montreal

2014 IFF Houston (Gold Remmi Award)

2014 IFF Louisville

2014 IFF Indie Fest California

(Award of Merit Special Mention)

CAST & CREW

Title

THE GLASS TRINKET

Filmmaker

Narine Mkrtchyan, Arsen Azatyan

World Premiere

Kolkata International Film Festival 2013

Country

Armenia

Year

2013

Medium

35mm

Length

112′

Language

Armenian

Producer

Narine Mkrtchyan, Arsen Azatyan

Production Company

Aysor-Plus Film Productions

Sales

Aysor-Plus Film Productions

Writer

Narine Mkrtchyan, Arsen Azatyan

Cinematography

Arto Khachaturyan

Editor

Nariné Mkrtchyan, Arsen Azatyan

Cast

Magdalena Mnatsakanyan, Narek Nersisyan, Karen Janibekyan, Lida Zakaryan, Samson Stepanyan, Armen Abelyan, Gevorg Haroyan, Marujan Eganyan, Ashot Jenterejyan, Tigranuhi Ter-Markosyan, Nariné Grigoryan, Hayk Poghosyan, Arman Mirijanyan, Karen Mirijanyan, Shake Jingozyan, Liana Avetisyan, Arthur Khudoyan, Alla Buniatyan

Music

Kato Kanako, V. A. Mozart

Sound Design

Narine Mkrtchyan, Arsen Azatyan

Sound Operator

Armen Sahakyan

Sound mixer

Sergei Dubkov