Atom Egoyan’s “Remember” to be screened in Armenia

YEREVAN, MARCH 15, ARMENPRESS. Armenian movie enthusiasts will have the opportunity to watch the world famous Armenian-Canadian director Atom Egoyan's film "Remember” on the big screen."KinoPark” director Vazgen Saghatelyan informed during a conversation with "Armenpress" that the movie will be available in theaters from March 24.

"Initially we decided to screen 2 sessions per day, one during prime-time.However, if the film succeeds among the Armenian audience we will surely increase the number of sessions," he said.

“Remember”is a 2015 Canadian-Germandramathrillerfilm directed byAtom Egoyanand written byBenjamin August. StarringChristopher Plummer, Bruno Ganz,Jurgen Prochnov,Heinz Lieven,Henry Czerny,Dean Norris, andMartin Landau, the film was released in Canada on October 23, 2015, in Germany on December 31, 2015.

The plot focuses on an elderly man with dementia, who with the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family.

Producer, film director and stage director Atom Egoyan was born in 1960 in Cairo.

In 1962 he moved to Canada along with his family. He studied international relations, music and Armenian History at the Toronto University, where he began filming.

His first movie, “Next of Kin”, filmed in 1984, was presented at an International Film Festival and received the Grand Prix.

In 2002 he directed the film “Ararat”, which tells about the Armenian Genocide. “Ararat” won in the “Best Film” category at the Canadian “Genie Awards”.

Egoyan has won multiple awards at the Cannes film festival and Toronto film festival. He has also been nominated for an Oscar.