Edgar Baghdasaryan`s film Yasha and Leonid Brezhnev nominated for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
After the collapse of any empire, human destinies are crushed under the rubble. Yasha's fate is the tragicomic story of an ordinary Soviet worker, who has served faithfully all his life in an unpleasant production and now cannot come to terms with the changed realities. He continues to live in a country that no longer exists. The dead continue to bury the living.
Cast and Crew Producer: Karina Simonyan
Director: Edgar Baghdasaryan
Script: Edgar Baghdasaryan
Director of Photography: Suren Tadevosyan
Production Design: Artyom Baghdasaryan, Tigran Araqelyan
Music: Andranik Berberyan
Sound: Tigran Kuzikyan
Editing: Narek Khachaturyan, Alexsander Baghdasaryan
Cast: Mayis Sargsyan, Maxim Vitorgan, Ruzanna Khachatryan, Lilit Salnazaryan, Arsen Chachoyan,
Avital Lvova, Nazir Zhukov, Samed Mansurov, Georgy Engelgard
Production: Edgar Baghdasaryan Film Production, Silvy Movie
Awards
Best Screenplay, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Sound - National Academy Awards Anahit, 2024