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Aurora's Sunrise is a 2022 internationally co-produced animated documentary film directed by Inna Sahakyan. It is based on the life of Aurora Mardiganian, an Armenian Genocide survivor who after her escape became an actress in the United States. The film includes short scenes of the film Auction of Souls, a silent film from 1919 on the Armenian Genocide, in which Aurora Mardiganian had the leading role.
Original Release
04/21/2023
US Release
04/21/2023
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Anzhelika Hakobyan | Aurora |
| Arpi Petrossian | Aurora |
| Shushan Abrahamyan | Lusineh |
| Seyran Akopov | German officer |
| Miqayel Aleksanyan | Kurdish man |
| Tigran Amirkhanyan | Charlie Chaplin |
| Ervin Amiryan | Henry Gates |
| Sara Anjargolian | Mrs. Harriman |
| First Aunt | Ashkhen Tsaturyan |
| Second Aunt | Nara Sargsyan |
Directors
Writers
Peter Liakhov, Kerstin Meyer-Beetz, Inna Sahakyan
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Anzhelika Hakobyan | Aurora |
| Arpi Petrossian | Aurora |
| Shushan Abrahamyan | Lusineh |
| Seyran Akopov | German officer |
| Miqayel Aleksanyan | Kurdish man |
| Tigran Amirkhanyan | Charlie Chaplin |
| Ervin Amiryan | Henry Gates |
| Sara Anjargolian | Mrs. Harriman |
| First Aunt | Ashkhen Tsaturyan |
| Second Aunt | Nara Sargsyan |
| Edgar Avetisyan | Professor Loulajian |
| Tigran Baghdasaryan | Turkish soldier 2 |
| Varand Bedrossian | Uncle Ghazar |
| Hrag Boyadjian | Cousin Suren |
| Tamara Chalkhifalaqyan | Aurora's mother |
| Khachatur Chobanyan | William Selig |
| Arkadi Evoyan | Elis Island official |
| Lilit Frangulyan | Bey's young wife 2 |
| Mher Gabrielyan | Shepard |
| Harut Galstyan | Shepherd |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Nvard Ghazaryan | Producer |
| Inna Sahakyan | Producer |
| Arevik Avanesyan | Producer |
| Christian Beetz | Producer |
| Kęstutis Drazdauskas | Producer |
| Eric Esrailian | Producer |
| Angela Frangyan | Producer |
| Vardan Hovhannisyan | Producer |
| Kathrin Isberner | Producer |
| Sona Margaryan | Producer |
| Juste Michailinaite | Producer |
| Yelizaveta Petrosyan | Producer |
| Khane Poghosyan | Producer |
| Astghik Sayadyan | Producer |
| Anna Ter-Gabrielyan | Producer |
| Anna Zakaryan | Producer |
