01/09/2014 12:42
“The Cut” film on 1915 Genocide screened at Venice Festival
Award winning director Fatih Akin’s latest film, “The Cut,” was screened at the 71st Venice International Film Festival on August 31.
“The Cut” tells the story of an Armenian man, Nazareth Manoogian, who after surviving the Genocide learns that his twin daughters may be alive, and goes on a quest to find them. Nazareth’s journey takes him from his village Mardin to the deserts, to Cuba and finally North Dakota. Nazareth, who is a mute, is played by Tahar Rahim.
One of Europe’s prominent filmmakers, Akin was born in Hamburg, Germany, to Turkish parents.