May 16, 2002 - 23:12 AMT
ATOM EGOYAN'S NEW FILM ABOUT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE TO BE SCREENED AT CANNES FESTIVAL
Famous Canadian film maker Egoyan's film "Ararat" will debut at the Cannes Festival. This film is about the Armenian genocide in Ottoman Turkey. Famous singer and actor Sharl Aznavour stars in the film. He has the role of the film maker who returns to Armenia to make a film about the genocide. The film will not be placed in competition. Sarkis Assadurian, who is famous for its participation in the campaign for the recognition of the Armenian genocide, will arrive in Cannes to participate in the festival. Turkey has already made a clamor, being afraid of the responses that film "Ararat" will undoubtedly give rise to. It should be reminded that before the end of the film shooting, the right for its screening was acquired by France, Britain, Germany and Spain.