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GATE TO HEAVEN (ԴՐԱԽՏԻ ԴԱՐՊԱՍ)
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Completed - ENGLISH, ARMENIAN, GERMAN, FRENCH - Drama - 91 minutes

Log Line

Many years ago, a military journalist, Robert, committed a mean act. Tortured by pangs of conscience, he makes a step towards repentance; it's the path to "Gate to Heaven"




Previous markets

  • Cannes 2020 (Debut)
Full history

Year of production : 2019

Director(s) : Jivan AVETISYAN
 Writer(s) : Artavazd YEGHIAZARYAN, Mko MALKHASYAN
 Cast : Richard SAMMEL, Tatiana SPIVAKOVA, Naira ZAKARYAN, Sos JANIBEKYAN, Leonardas POBEDONOSCEVAS, Nina KRONJÄGER, Benedict FREITAG

 Producer(s) : Masis BAGHDASARYAN (FISH EYE ART), Kestutis DRAZDAUSKAS (ARTBOX), Adrineh MIRZAYAN (Artsakh Arts & Cultural Foundation)

Synopsis

ROBERT STERNVALL (50), a German journalist, returns to Artsakh in 2016 to cover the war which has been reignited after a 22-year ceasefire. In the result of his journalistic investigation, Robert meets SOPHIA MARTI (35), a young opera singer, who happens to be the daughter of missing photojournalist Edgar Martirosyan, whom Robert abandoned in captivity during the fall of the village of Talish in 1992. Robert and Sophia’s frequent rendezvouses ignite a passionate romance... as their romance develops, Robert’s guilty conscience catches up

Production

Country(ies) : ARMENIA, LITHUANIA, GERMANY, FRANCE, BULGARIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, ITALY, USA

 Financing plan : Fish eye Art Cultural Foundation, Armenia
ARTBOX Production House, Lithuania
7 Morgen Filmproduktion, Germany
Glaam Media Invest, France
Artsakh Art & Cultural Foundation, USA
Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation, USA
National Cinema Center of Armenia,
Swiss South Caucasus Foundation, Switzerland
Timeless Production group, Bulgaria
The Lab- A Media production Company, Czech Republic
Ala Bianca S.R.L, Italy
Artdeluxe GMBH, Austria
Associazione Blue Knowledge, Italy

 Start of shooting : August 2018

Festivals and Awards

* Moscow International Film Festival 2020 (selected at Non- Competition Category in official program. But six hours after the war began between Armenia and Azerbaijan, the film removed from the official program due to the political pressures received by Azerbaijani government officials)
* Global Music Awards 2020 (Silver Medal – Outstanding Achievement for Soundtrack composed by Michele Josia)
* Tracks Music Awards 2021 (Finalist – “Best Score of the Month” Compocer Michele Josia)
* Las Cruces International Film Festival 2021 (Included in official Selection)
* Salento International Film Festival 2021 (Screened in "Spotlight selection")
* Europe on Screen Film Festival 2021 (Included in official Selection, and held a virtual Q&A with the team)
* Ontario International Film Festival 2021 (Audience Awards for "Best sound", "Best music", "Best script" and "Best international film")
Beverly Hills 22nd Film Festival 2022 (Included in official Selection)
Pomegrante Film Festival 2022 (Best Feature Film )
BELIFF Be Epic! Film Festival 2022 ( Included in official Selection)
55th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival 2022 (Remi Winner)
Armenian Film Festival Australia 2022 (Included in official Selection)
3rd Anahit Award 2022 (Best Sound Mixing and Best Production Design )


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