Aurora's Sunrise

Aurora's Sunrise

96 mins | Documentary, Animation | Aug. 11, 2023

A teenage girl goes from genocide survivor to Hollywood star. Losing her family, escaping slavery, enduring trauma, and Hollywood greed, Aurora travels a very long way to tell the world about her people's tragedy. Her courage long forgotten, Aurora's odyssey is revived through this unique testimony, archive footage, and the magic of animation.

Aurora's Sunrise

96 mins | Documentary, Animation | Aug. 11, 2023

Aurora's Sunrise
A teenage girl goes from genocide survivor to Hollywood star. Losing her family, escaping slavery, enduring trauma, and Hollywood greed, Aurora travels a very long way to tell the world about her people's tragedy. Her courage long forgotten, Aurora's odyssey is revived through this unique testimony, archive footage, and the magic of animation.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion, ZDF/Arte, Artbox, BARS MEDIA
Original title Արշալույսի լուսաբացը
Directors Inna Sahakyan
Writers Peter Liakhov, Kerstin Meyer-Beetz, Inna Sahakyan

Cast

Anzhelika Hakobyan

as Aurora

Arpi Petrossian

as Aurora (voice)

Shushan Abrahamyan

as Lusineh

Seyran Akopov

as German officer

Miqayel Aleksanyan

as Kurdish man

Tigran Amirkhanyan

as Charlie Chaplin

Ervin Amiryan

as Henry Gates

Sara Anjargolian

as Mrs. Harriman (voice)

Ashkhen Tsaturyan

as First Aunt

Nara Sargsyan

as Second Aunt

Edgar Avetisyan

as Professor Loulajian

Vram Meliqyan

as Turkish soldier 1

Tigran Baghdasaryan

as Turkish soldier 2