Nika Shek : 2012
Yerku ashkharhic i hishatak
It is 1988, a multi-ethnic town in Soviet Azerbaijan. Eight-year-old Ashen's parents, both Armenian, are divorced, live in different parts of town and are forever in a tug-of-war over the girl. Ashen's father has remarried and his new Russian wife has become a second mother for Ashen. In fact everyone is kind to the girl and it doesn't matter what nationality they are. But childhood is not protected from aggression of the adult world, and when the conflict breaks out between Armenia and Azerbaijan, where Ashen lives becomes a far more serious matter. Ashen's mother has to give her over to her father to keep her safe. Ashen survives, but not her family. She loses her father and both mothers. She is saved by an Azerbaijani neighbour who could not save her own daughter, whose father was Armenian. Could this woman become Ashen's third mother? Nika Shek's film, her feature directorial debut, premiered at Montréal World Film Festival 2013.
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