Movie: Sayat-Nova

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Babken Nersisyan
Բաբկեն Ներսիսյան

Sayat-Nova

Metaksia Simonyan
Սիմոնյան Միհրանի

Anna

Gegham Harutyunyan
Գեղամ Հարությունյան

Yelena Oganesyan
Yelena Oganesyan

Avet Avetisyan
Ավետ Ավետիսյան

Avet Agha

Gurgen Akopyan
Գուրգեն Հակոբյան

Amilakhvari

Vladimir Abajyan
Վլադիմիր Աբաջյան

Vardan

Shaum Kazaryan
Shaum Kazaryan

Mamikon Manukyan
Mamikon Manukyan

Heghine Hovhannisyan
Heghine Hovhannisyan

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    The film is an adaptation of the life of 18th-century Armenian poet and troubadour Sayat-Nova.

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    1960-01-01

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