The Last Inhabitant Explained

The Last Inhabitant
Native Name:
Director:Jivan Avetisyan
Producer:Masis Baghdasaryan
Gevorg Gevorgyan
Kestutis Drazdauskas
Starring:Alexander Khachatryan
Homayoun Ershadi
Sandra Daukšaitė-Petrulėnė
Sos Janibekyan
Cinematography:Tigran Khachaturyan
Editing:Eimantas Belickas
Music:Serj Tankian
Runtime:82 minutes
Country:Armenia, Lithuania, Sweden, Lebanon, US
Language:Armenian
Azerbaijani
Russian

The Last Inhabitant (Armenian: Վերջին բնակիչը) is a film directed by Jivan Avetisyan, based on the story "Last Inhabitant of Gurjevan" by Tsovinar Khachatryan.[1]

Plot

The film is set in 1988, just before the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Evicted as a result of the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, Abgar stays behind alone inside a gradually shrinking enemy ring. He is waiting for his daughter, who has become a witness to her husband’s murder by an angry mob and was hospitalized with trauma. Ibrahim, an Azerbaijani, suggests that Abgar work on the construction of a mosque with the promise to find and return Abgar's missing daughter. A few days later, Ibrahim finds the girl, named Yurga, in a psychiatric hospital of Baku and brings her to Abgar.

Cast

Production

Production took place in the village of Khachmach, Artsakh. The film was completed in 2016 as a result of an international production between “Fish еye Art” Cultural Foundation,[4] National Cinema Center of Armenia and the Lithuanian production house “Artbox”. The film making was supported by Apricot Stone[5] of Sweden, “Alpha Dogs, Inc” and “Mosaics Art & Cultural Foundation” both of the United States, as well as the Lebanese University Institute of Fine Arts 2 of Lebanon. The cast included actors from Iran, Lithuania, Greece, Russia and the United States.[6]

Filmmakers

Premieres and Screenings

The film opened in Armenia on November 17, 2016, at three main theaters including, CinemaStar, KinoPark and Moscow Cinema.[7] In Stepanakert, the premiere of the film was on February 2, 2017 at Vallex Garden Cinema.

The Los Angeles premiere[8] took place on April 7 at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California. The screening was presented by the Artskah Arts and Cultural Foundation.

Festivals and awards

The Last Inhabitant was considered for the 2017 Golden Globe Awards.[9]

In Armenia, the film's premiere was on July 12, 2016 during the 13th Golden Apricot International Film Festival [10] at Moscow Cinema.

In June 2017 in Shanghai (China) at the 20th Shanghai International Film Festival the film was screened as part of the Panorama Program.

It was screened in “Venice Production Bridge” in September 2017 in Venice (Italy) at the 74th Venice International Film Festival.[11]

In October 2017 in Helsinki (Finland) at the Scandinavian International Film Festival, the film won the "Best Feature" Award and actor Alexander Khachatryan won an award for "Best Actor".

N.YearMonth/Day Country/CityFestivalAward/ Note
1. 2017November 27 – December 3Italy, PaduaDessaran FestivalFilm-Screening
2. 2017November 15 – 19Canada, TorontoPomegranate Film FestivalAward “Honorable Mention” in the “Best Feature Film” nomination
3. 2017October 25 – 28Finland, HelsinkiScandinavian International Film FestivalAwards “Best Feature”,

Best Actor- Alexander Khachatryan”

4. 2017September 5Italy, Venice74th Venice International Film FestivalScreened in “Venice Production Bridge”
5. 2017June 17 – 26China, Shanghai20th Shanghai International Film FestivalScreened in "Panorama" Program
6. 2017January 8USA, California74th Golden Globe Awards[12] [13] Considered for “Best Foreign Language Film”
7. 2016May 11 – 23France, Cannes69th Cannes International Film Festival Film MarketNegotiations for the distribution of the film "The Last Inhabitant"

Music

System of a Down rock group's vocalist Serj Tankian[14] composed the music. The music was recorded with the participation of the Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra[15] under Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Eduard Topchyan and Hover Chamber Choir under Artistic Director Sona Hovhannisyan

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tsovinar . Khachatryan . 2014-06-13 . Ծովինար Խաչատրյան Գյուրջևանի վերջին բնակիչը . 2023-06-10 . Granish . Armenian.
  2. http://www.15min.lt/zmones/naujiena/zurnalas/sandra-dauksaite-petrulene-vaidins-garsaus-rezisieriaus-filme-159-464096 Sandra Daukšaitė-Petrulėnė vaidins garsaus režisieriaus filme
  3. http://armenpress.am/eng/news/841113/armen-greygy-vstah-e-verjin-bnakichy-filmi-hajoxutyan.html Armen Grayg Convinced in success of The Last Inhabitant
  4. Web site: Fish eye Art Cultural Foundation . 2023-06-10 . Fish eye Art Cultural Foundation . en-US.
  5. http://apricotstone.se/2016/05/02/the-last-inhabitant-official-trailer-2016/ THE LAST INHABITANT Official Trailer 2016
  6. Web site: 'The Last Inhabitant' to Premiere in Los Angeles – Asbarez.com . 2021-11-30 . en-US.
  7. http://www.moscowcinema.com/ongoing/343?lang=en The Last Inhabitant in Moscow Cinema, Nov. 17
  8. Web site: 'The Last Inhabitant' to Premiere in Los Angeles – Asbarez.com . 2021-11-30 . en-US.
  9. Web site: The Last Inhabitant (Armenia) . 2021-11-30 . www.goldenglobes.com . en.
  10. http://asbarez.com/152832/the-last-inhabitant-premiers-jacqueline-bisset-arrives-at-golden-apricot-film-festival/ ‘The Last Inhabitant’ Premiers, Jacqueline Bisset Arrives at Golden Apricot Film Festival
  11. Web site: LLC . Helix Consulting . Jivan Avetisyan's 'The Last Inhabitant' screened at Venice Film Festival . 2021-11-30 . www.panorama.am . en.
  12. Web site: The Last Inhabitant (Armenia). www.goldenglobes.com. en. 2019-08-03.
  13. Web site: Mailbag: Help extend summer weeks. 2016-12-09. Glendale News-Press. en-US. 2019-08-03.
  14. Web site: Serj Tankian touched by story of "The Last Inhabitant" film: Exclusive interview . 2021-11-30 . armenpress.am . en.
  15. Web site: Soundtrack written by Serj Tankian recorded in Armenia . 2021-11-30 . armenpress.am . en.