The Cut (2014 film)
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| Directed by | Fatih Akın |
| Written by |
Fatih Akın Mardik Martin |
| Starring | Tahar Rahim |
| Cinematography | Rainer Klausmann |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The Cut is a 2014 German drama film directed by Fatih Akın. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.[1][2]
The film is based on the Armenian Genocide. A young man by the name of Nazareth Manoogian gets deported from his native village of Mardin. After the deportations, Manoogian learns that his daughters may be alive. He travels to various parts of the world in search for them.[3]
Cast
- Tahar Rahim as Nazaret Manoogian
- Simon Abkarian as Krikor
- Hindi Zahra as Rakel
- Kevork Malikyan as Hagob Nakashian
- Bartu Küçükçaglayan as Mehmet
- Zein Fakhoury as Arsinée
- Dina Fakhoury as Lucinée
- Trine Dyrholm as Orphanage Headmistress
- Arsinée Khanjian as Mrs. Nakashian
- Akin Gazi as Hrant
- George Georgiou as Vahan
- Numan Acar as Manuel
- Makram Khoury as Omar Nasreddin
- Anna Savva as Mrs. Krikorian
- Lara Heller as Lucine
- Joel Jackshaw as Tom
- Andrea Hessayon as Mrs Balakian
Critical reception
Metacritic gave the film a 43 out of 100, based on reviews from 7 critics, indicating "Mixed or average reviews".[4]
References
- ↑ "International competition of feature films". Venice. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ "Venice Film Festival Lineup Announced". Deadline. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ "Fatih Akin’s Film on 1915 to Premiere at Venice Film Festival". Armenian Weekly. 24 July 2014.
- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-cut
External links
- The Cut at the Internet Movie Database
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