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The Pomegranates of Nagorno-Karabakh

Thomas Sideris travels to the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a hotbed of fierce confrontation between Armenia and Azerbaijan and extensive military operations for at least thirty years, and records the mass exodus of Armenians from their ancestral homeland. Sideris focuses on people, as they leave their homes, jobs, and fields, following a long refugee path without knowing where or when it will end.
  • 2021, Slemani International Film Festival, Iraq – Honorary Distinction
  • 2021, Athens International Digital Film Festival, Greece – Honorary Distinction
  • 2021, Catholic Film Festival, Italy – Finalist/International
  • 2022, Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival
YEAR:

2020

DIRECTOR(S):
Thomas Sideris
WRITER(S):
Thomas Sideris
PRODUCER(S):
Thomas Sideris
CINEMATOGRAPHER:
Mert Kaya/Selahattin Sevi
MUSIC:
Christos Tsiamoules
CAST:
Armenians and Azeris residents and soldiers
RUNTIME:

73 minutes

COUNTRY:

Greece

PREMIERE:

US Premiere

category:

About the director

Thomas Sideris is an investigative journalist and director at the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. For three years in a row (2018, 2019, 2021), he was on the shortlist for the PRIX EUROPA, an award presented to the European journalist of the year.