The Cut (2014) (original) (raw)
The film is based off of the Armenian Genocide. A young man, Nazareth Manoogian, gets deported from his native village of Mardin, Turkey. After the deportations, Manoogian learns that his daughters may be alive. He travels to various parts of the world in search for them.
The film is based off of the Armenian Genocide. A young man, Nazareth Manoogian, gets deported from his native village of Mardin, Turkey. After the deportations, Manoogian learns that his daughters may be alive. He travels to various parts of the world in search for them. (less)
Director: Fatih Akin
Writers: Fatih Akin, Mardik Martin
Starring: Tahar Rahim, Simon Abkarian, Makram Khoury, Hindi Zahra, Kevork Malikyan, Bartu K���k�aglayan
Producers: Reinhard Brundig, Fabienne Vonier, Fatih Akin
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Review by Brian Orndorf, September 24, 2015
8 / 10
�The Cut� can be approached several different ways. For some audiences, the film paints a portrait of the Armenian Genocide, focusing on the agony of detainment and separation during an especially grim stretch of world history. Director Fatih Akin also concocts a mournful but motivated adventure story, with western influences driving a plot that finds a father looking to reunite with his twin daughters, crossing the world one step at a time. Simplicity is the picture�s best friend, with Akin wisely electing more visceral events to help encourage audience interest, all the while trying to add s ...read more...
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