Aurora's Sunrise

Animation | Documentary

8.4

Release Date

April 21, 2023

Duration

97 min

Status

Released

Language

Overview

The story of how Aurora Mardiganian (1901-94), a survivor of the Armenian genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire (1915-17), became a Hollywood silent film star.

Casts

Aurora

Anzhelika Hakobyan

Aurora's Mother

Tamara Chalkhifalaqyan

Lusineh

Shushan Abrahamyan

Hovnan

Sergey Gasparyan

Sara

Ani Ghazaryan

Martiros

Rafael Melqonyan

Aurora's Father

Hambardzum Ghazanchyan

Poghos

Vahagn Tulbenjyan

Shepherd

Harut Galstyan

Turkish Soldier #1

Vram Meliqyan

Turkish Soldier #2

Tigran Baghdasaryan

Wealthy Buyer

Hrant Gishyan

First Aunt

Ashkhen Tsaturyan

Second Aunt

Nara Sargsyan

Turkish Soldier #3

Arman Tovmasyan

Turkish Soldier #4

Valter Avetisyan

Cousin Suren

Miqael Shaqaryan

Cousin Hrant

Anri Karapetyan

German Officer

Seyran Akopov

German Soldier #1

Mikael Frangulyan

German Soldier #2

Armen Hovhannisyan

Kind German Soldier

Tigran Arakelyan

Kurdish Woman

Marine Petrosyan

Kurdish Man

Mikayel Aleksanyan

Wounded Turkish Soldier

Apaven Aleksanyan

Priest #1

Gor Hakobyan

Priest #2

Arsen Khechoyan

Bandit #1

Garik Torosyan

Bandit #2

Aleksandr Harutyunyan

Bey

Armen Machkaryan

Bride Salesman

Janibek Abrahamyan

Bey's Young Wife #1

Stella Ter-Hakobyan

Bey's Young Wife #2

Lilit Frangulyan

Uncle Ghazar

Sergey Tovmasyan

Professor Loulajian

Edgar Avetisyan

Fedayi #1

Mayis Chaush

Fedayi #2

Grigor Muradyan

Fedayi #3

Ruben Ghazaryan

Kurdish Soldier #1

Mos Zanyan

Kurdish Soldier #2

Vladimir Poghosyan

Armenian Soldier

Tigran Shamyan

Commander Andranik

Levon Mkrtchyan

Ellis Island Official

Arkadi Evoyan

Armenian Old Woman

Anush Vardanyan

Armenian Old Man

Miqayel Martirosyan

Mr. Stone

Arman Gasparyan

American Journalist #1

Harutyun Harutyunyan

American Journalist #2

Alexandr Baghdasaryan

Henry Gates

Ervin Amiryan

Eleanor Gates

Marianna Jilavdaryan

Translator

Harut Ghazaryan

Actress

Arpine Hovhannisyan

Charlie Chaplin

Tigran Amirkhanyan

William Selig

Khachatur Chobanyan

Nun

Syuzi Sargsyan

Mrs. Harriman

Tamara Iskandaryan

Aurora (voice)

Arpi Petrossian

Aurora's Mother (voice)

Ani Toroian

Aurora's Father (voice)

Ruben Ghazaryan

Shepherd (voice)

Mher Gabrielyan

Turkish Soldier #1 (voice)

Artak Shaqaryan

Turkish Soldier #2 (voice)

Garnik Seyranyan

Aunt #1 (voice)

Nvard Ghazaryan

Aunt #2 (voice)

Ani Voskanyan

German Officer (voice)

Ashot Khachatryan

Kurdish Man (voice)

Tengiz Uzoyan

Uncle Ghazar (voice)

Varand Bedrossian

Professor Loulajian (voice)

Razmik Minassyan

Mr. Gates (voice)

George van Eesteren

Mrs. Harriman (voice)

Sara Anjargolian

Self (archive footage)

Aurora Mardiganian

Self - Diplomat (archive footage)

Henry Morgenthau

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Woodrow Wilson

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Vladimir Lenin

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

American Journalist #2

Alexandr Baghdasaryan