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1959 · 90 mins · Armenian
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Directed by
Grigori Melik-Avakyan
Starring
Ashot Nersisyan, Frunze Dovlatyan, Frunzik Mkrtchyan, Verjaluys Mirijanyan, Lev Lobov, Avet Avetisyan

Atanes Ghambaryan, a resident of an Armenian border village, returns from World II captivity to find himself living in Turkey while longing to go back to his homeland. During a night patrol, border guard Armen—who loves Ghambaryan’s daughter Seda—spies Atanes across the Araks River, recognizing him.

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