Star of Hope

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Star of Hope

1978

2h 39m

5.5(4 votes)

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Two part film about David Bek and Mkhitar Sparapet's major Armenian uprising against Safavid Persia in the Syunik region in the 18th century.

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Արմեն Բորիսի Ջիգարխանյան

Mkhitar Sparapet

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ედიშერ მაღალაშვილი

David-Bek

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Լաուրա Գևորգյան

Satenik

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Սոս Սարգսյան

Movses

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Խորեն Աբրահամյան

Ter-Avetis

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კოტე დაუშვილი

Barkhudar

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Օվակ Գալոյան

Abdulla-pasha

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Ալլա Թումանյան

Gohar

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Լուսյա Հովհաննիսյան

Zarmand

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Գուժ Մանուկյան

Mihran

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Էդգար Էլբակյան

Pghindz Artin

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Ժիրայր Կարապետյանը

Bayandur

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Գեղամ Հարությունյան

Musy

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Ավետիք Գեւորգյան

Jafar

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Garegin Aslanyan

Murad-aslan

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