Blockade

A film by Hakob Melkonyan (85', 2020)

Synopsis

Chinari, an Armenian village. For thirty years, its inhabitants have been trying to survive the war between Azeris and Armenians and the difficult conditions imposed by a blockade situation. Through the daily life of an Armenian family, this film immerses us in the heart of this forgotten conflict.

Festivals

SR Socially Relevant Film Festival New York 2024 (United States of America) - Grand Prize

Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival 2020 (Armenia)

Trieste Film Festival 2021 (Italia)

États Généraux du Film Documentaire de Lussas 2021 (France) 

Images en Bibliothèques / Le Mois du film documentaire 2021 (France)

Minsk International Film Festival "Listapad" 2021 (Belarus)

Festival of Authors of Image and Sound in New Aquitaine 2021 (France)