Armenian Genocide: Film Analysis

who again are Armenian but this is not said explicitly. There will also be scenes showing the deportation of the Armenians from the Caucus region, but not any atrocities. In the final battle the hero will be in a bunker with his friends and a grenade is thrown through the window, wanting to save his friends the hero throws himself on top of the grenade. Exploding beneath him, he is comatose for the rest of the war. Escaping with only the loss of one of his eyes and a body full of shrapnel. He is given a hero’s welcome, as his bravery during the war and self-sacrifice had made him into a national hero. All he wishes to do is to return home to his village in the Caucuses. When he returns home he is met with an almost empty town, as many of his neighbors were Armenian. The film ends as he walks down the abandoned roads of his town until he gets to his house, lights a cigarette, and closes his eyes as the film fades to black until all that can be seen is the cigarette. …show more content…
This is simply due to the fact in order to pass the censorship process in Turkey the film needs to focus on the hero and the glory of Turkey rather than the crimes they committed. While the film will be made for an international audience, it will hopefully be impactful to the Turkish community. The only thing that the Turkish audience needs to learn from the film is inklings about the genocide, as its illegal there to even mention it. This film is not going to change the hearts and minds of the people, but if it can achieve some sort of sympathy towards the Armenians the goal has been accomplished. Especially with Turkey as it is currently, any sort of sympathy towards those of another religion is a noble