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Islands

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A bunch of stories, portraits and images about people of amazing destinies, including Parajanov and Tarkovsky, merging into a non-traditional and polemic image of Armenia.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1987-01-01

Runtime: 56 mins

Director: Ruben Gevorkyants

Writer: Ruben Gevorkyants

Spoken language: , Pусский

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Islands

Production Companies: Armenia Studio

Production Countries: Soviet Union

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