Map of Salvation

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Map of Salvation
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This is a poster for Map of Salvation.
Directed byAram Shahbazyan
Screenplay byAnna Sargsyan
Produced byManvel Saribekyan
Narrated bySvante Lundgren
CinematographyArthur Gharayan
Music byVig Zartman
Production
company
Man Pictures
Release dates
  • 22 April 2015 (2015-04-22)(Yerevan, Armenia)
Running time
90 minutes
Country Armenia
LanguageEnglish
Budget$ 380 000

Map of Salvation is a feature-length docudrama film made to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.

The film tells about five European women, Maria Jacobsen (Denmark), Karen Jeppe (Denmark), Bodil Biørn (Norway), Alma Johansson (Sweden), Anna Hedvig Büll (Estonia), who were witnesses to the Armenian Genocide and subsequently founded shelters for Armenian children and women. [1] [2]

Film production was in 29 cities of 9 countries.

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References

  1. "Foreigners talking about Genocide". Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. Genocide movie presents destiny of five missionaries