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Armenia10 Essential Armenian FilmsStop 6 of 10
Aurora's Sunrise
Արշալույսի լուսաբացը
Blending animation, archival footage, and interviews, this film tells the true story of Aurora Mardiganian, a teenage survivor of the Armenian genocide who escaped to America and became an unlikely silent-film star reenacting her own ordeal on screen.
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genre
- Animation · Documentary · History
- Mood
- thoughtful · dark
- Entry
- some context
- Best for
- shorter watch · documentary viewers · animation fans
Content notes: war or political violence Non-exhaustive