Feature
Bravo Virtuoso
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Story
Alik is a young virtuoso clarinetist. He plays in a classical orchestra, which has been founded and led by his grandfather, the famous conductor Hovhannes Talyan. But unfortunately, one day, the orchestra’s business sponsor was killed. After his death the existence of the band was under the great risk. For surviving Alik performs various humiliating and low-paid work. But Alik and his grandfather hope for that the miracle will happen and the band will be saved. And the expected miracle occurs: By a strange coincidence Alik gets a cell phone, which belongs to some “Virtuoso”, and the income-calls are from just one subscriber – “Client”. Following the instructions Alik gets large prepayment, which is enough for the band’s surviving. With the money Alik also receives a large caliber gun and the order to kill. The problem is that Alik never seen the gun in his life, and most important thing is that he is a virtuoso musician, not a virtuoso killer.
Cast/Crew
Director
- Levon Minasian
Genre
- Black comedy
Category
- Feature
format
- HD
Length
- 107 min
Country
- Armenia
Filming Location
- Armenia
Released
- December, 2017
Screenplay
- Levon Minasian
- Stephanie Kalfon
- Gregory Manoukov
DOP
- Mko Malkhasyan
Language
- Armenian
- Russian
Producer
- Marc Bordure
- Robert Guédiguian
- Hrach Keshishyan
Executive Producer
- Ani Vorskanyan
Production Company
- HK Productions
- AGAT Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo
- SEPPIA
- ARTEMIS PRODUCTIONS
With support of
- anEva production
Cast
- Samvel Tadevosyan
- Maria Akhmetzyanova
- Vrezj Hakobyan
- Rudolf Khevondyan
- Arman Navasardyan
- Aram Karakhanyan
- Mkrtich Arzumanyan
festivals and awards
Festival international du film oriental de Genève – Switzerland
Golden FIFOG – Grand Prix
Golden FIFOG – Grand Prix
Festival du Cinéma et Musique de Film – France
Golden Ibis – Audience Award
Golden Ibis – Audience Award
Closing Night Film Ravenna Nightmare Film Fest – Italy
Golden Ring – Best Film
Golden Ring – Best Film
Festival Cin’Edison – France
Audience Award
Audience Award
Indépendance(s) et création – France
out of competition
out of competition
Cinémed – France
out of competition
out of competition
Arpa International Film Festival – USA
Opening Night Film
Opening Night Film
Black Nights Film Festival – Estonia
out of competition
out of competition
Rencontres Cinématographiques – France
out of competition
out of competition
Golden Apricot International Film Festival
Armenia
Armenia
Skip City International D-Cinema Festival
Japan
Japan
Ariano International Film Festival
Italy
Italy
Jecheon International Music & Film Festival – South Korea
out of competition
out of competition
International Film Festival – Russia
«East & West. Classics and Avant Garde»
«East & West. Classics and Avant Garde»
Kinoshock – Russia
out of competition
out of competition
Festival International du Film Grolandais – France
out of competition
out of competition
Armenian Film Festival – Australia
Opening Night Film
Opening Night Film
International Sound & Film Music Festival
Croatia
Croatia
Slemani International Film Festival
Iraq
Iraq
Festival du Monde Arabe
Canada
Canada
Festival international du cinéma francophone
Canada
Canada
Ciné-Carbonne
France
France