Aurora's Sunrise
A survivor's journey from bloodshed to the red carpet
2023 hy 97 minutes
Rating: 8.4
Plot
The story of how Aurora Mardiganian (1901-94), a survivor of the Armenian genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire (1915-17), became a Hollywood silent film star.
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Cast
Anzhelika Hakobyan
Aurora
Tamara Chalkhifalaqyan
Aurora's Mother
Shushan Abrahamyan
Lusineh
Sergey Gasparyan
Hovnan
Ani Ghazaryan
Sara
Rafael Melqonyan
Martiros
Hambardzum Ghazanchyan
Aurora's Father
Vahagn Tulbenjyan
Poghos
Harut Galstyan
Shepherd
Vram Meliqyan
Turkish Soldier #1
Tigran Baghdasaryan
Turkish Soldier #2
Hrant Gishyan
Wealthy Buyer
Ashkhen Tsaturyan
First Aunt
Nara Sargsyan
Second Aunt
Arman Tovmasyan
Turkish Soldier #3
Valter Avetisyan
Turkish Soldier #4
Miqael Shaqaryan
Cousin Suren
Anri Karapetyan
Cousin Hrant
Seyran Akopov
German Officer
Mikael Frangulyan
German Soldier #1
Armen Hovhannisyan
German Soldier #2
Tigran Arakelyan
Kind German Soldier
Marine Petrosyan
Kurdish Woman
Mikayel Aleksanyan
Kurdish Man
Apaven Aleksanyan
Wounded Turkish Soldier
Gor Hakobyan
Priest #1
Arsen Khechoyan
Priest #2
Garik Torosyan
Bandit #1
Aleksandr Harutyunyan
Bandit #2
Armen Machkaryan
Bey
Janibek Abrahamyan
Bride Salesman
Stella Ter-Hakobyan
Bey's Young Wife #1
Lilit Frangulyan
Bey's Young Wife #2
Sergey Tovmasyan
Uncle Ghazar
Edgar Avetisyan
Professor Loulajian
Mayis Chaush
Fedayi #1
Grigor Muradyan
Fedayi #2
Ruben Ghazaryan
Fedayi #3
Mos Zanyan
Kurdish Soldier #1
Vladimir Poghosyan
Kurdish Soldier #2
Tigran Shamyan
Armenian Soldier
Levon Mkrtchyan
Commander Andranik
Arkadi Evoyan
Ellis Island Official
Anush Vardanyan
Armenian Old Woman
Miqayel Martirosyan
Armenian Old Man
Arman Gasparyan
Mr. Stone
Harutyun Harutyunyan
American Journalist #1
Alexandr Baghdasaryan
American Journalist #2
Ervin Amiryan
Henry Gates
Marianna Jilavdaryan
Eleanor Gates
Harut Ghazaryan
Translator
Arpine Hovhannisyan
Actress
Tigran Amirkhanyan
Charlie Chaplin
Khachatur Chobanyan
William Selig
Syuzi Sargsyan
Nun
Tamara Iskandaryan
Mrs. Harriman
Arpi Petrossian
Aurora (voice)
Ani Toroian
Aurora's Mother (voice)
Ruben Ghazaryan
Aurora's Father (voice)
Mher Gabrielyan
Shepherd (voice)
Artak Shaqaryan
Turkish Soldier #1 (voice)
Garnik Seyranyan
Turkish Soldier #2 (voice)
Nvard Ghazaryan
Aunt #1 (voice)
Ani Voskanyan
Aunt #2 (voice)
Ashot Khachatryan
German Officer (voice)
Tengiz Uzoyan
Kurdish Man (voice)
Varand Bedrossian
Uncle Ghazar (voice)
Razmik Minassyan
Professor Loulajian (voice)
George van Eesteren
Mr. Gates (voice)
Sara Anjargolian
Mrs. Harriman (voice)
Aurora Mardiganian
Self (archive footage)
Henry Morgenthau
Self - Diplomat (archive footage)
Woodrow Wilson
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Vladimir Lenin
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Alexandr Baghdasaryan
American Journalist #2