Country Focus
Gate to Heaven / Gate to Heaven
Screening Schedule
Screening 1
- 18th December
- 12.00 pm
- new 3
Screening 2
- 20th December
- 11.30 am
- Sree
Jivan Avetisyan
Director's bio
Jivan Avetisyan
Jivan Avetisyan is an acclaimed Armenian film director. He is known for his feature films "Tevanik" (2014), "The Last Inhabitant" (2016), and "Gate to Heaven" (2019), which have garnered international recognition and awards2. His films often explore themes related to the Armenian experience and the conflicts in the Caucasus region. In addition to his feature films, Avetisyan has directed over ten documentaries and short films.
Synopsis
Robert Sternvall, a German journalist, returns to Artsakh in 2016 to cover the war which has been reignited after a 22-year ceasefire. In the result of his journalistic investigation, Robert meets Sophia, a young opera singer, who happens to be the daughter of missing photojournalist Edgar Martirosyan, whom Robert abandoned in captivity during the fall of the village of Talish in 1992. Robert and Sophia’s frequent rendezvouses ignite a passionate romance
Details of Cast
Richard Sammel, Nina Kronjäger, Tatiana Spivakova, Leonardas Pobedonoscevas, Naira Zakaryan, Sos Janibekyan
Details of Crew
Cinematography Rytis Kurkulis Composer Michele Josia
Producer Details
Kęstutis Drazdauskas, Angelika Schouler, Marco Gilles, Masis Baghdasaryan
Writer Details
Artavazd Yeghiazaryan, Mko Malkhasyan
Stills
Films in this category
2006
The Lighthouse
2020
Should the Wind Drop
2022
Amerikatsi
1996
Labyrinth
2013
Parajanov Scandal
2016
Lost in Armenia
Categories
- International Competition (14)
- Homage (4)
- World Cinema (63)
- Indian Cinema Now (7)
- Kaleidoscope (6)
- Malayalam Cinema Today (12)
- Restored Classics (7)
- Jury Films (5)
- Opening Film (1)
- Spirit of Cinema (1)
- Ann Hui: Chronicler of the Outliers (5)
- The Female Gaze (7)
- Signatures In Motion (3)
- Midnight Cinema (3)
- Festival Favourites (13)
- Viva el Cine: Latin American Films (5)
- Refracted Realities : The Existential Mindscapes of Hong Sang-soo (4)
- Chiaroscuro : Retrospective of Madhu Ambat (4)
- Celebrating Shabana Azmi (5)
- Centennial Tribute (3)
