Border
Sahman
Netherlands, Armenia
2009
82 Min
Color
Armenian, Silent
Synopsis
n this poetic drama, given framework by the passing seasons, filmmaker Harutyun Khachatryan details the minutia of everyday comings and goings of a border town following the Armenia and Azerbaijan conflict of the 1990s.
An injured buffalo is recovered by villagers and taken back to the farm, where it is regarded as a stranger by the other animals, farmers and refugees. Through this supposedly insensate beast – and without dialogue as a tool – Khachatryan contemplates the lasting effect of war on his people. –MIFF
Director
Harutyun Khachatryan
Harutyun Khachatryan was born in Georgia in 1955 where he completed his film studies. He worked as director and directing assistant and is now head of the documentary department of the Hayfilm/Armenfilm Studios. Previous films include Voices from our Neighbourhood (1981, short), Chronicles of an Event (1985, short), A Visit With the Commander (1986), Three Rounds in Yengibarian’s Life (1986, short), Kond (1987, short), White Town (1989, short), The Wind of Emptiness (1990), Return to the Promised Land (1992), Verchin gayan / The Last Station (1994), Documentarist (2003), Poeti veradrdze/Return of the poet (2005) and Sahman/Border (2009). —Sydney Film Festival
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