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Amerikatsi
Amerikatsi
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael A. Goorjian
Written by	Michael A. Goorjian
Produced by	Robert Patrick Malkassian; Sol Tryon; Arman Nshanian;
Starring	Michael A. Goorjian; Hovik Keuchkerian; Nelli Uvarova; Mikhail Trukin; Narine Grigoryan; Jean-Pierre Nshanian;
Cinematography	Ghasem Ebrahimian
Edited by	Michael A. Goorjian; Mike Selemon;
Music by	Andranik Berberyan
Production; companies	People of Ar; Paleodon Pictures;
Distributed by	Variance Films
Release dates	September 29, 2022 (Woodstock Film Festival); September 8, 2023 (United States);
Running time	116 minutes
Country	Armenia
Languages	Armenian; English; Russian;
Box office	$409,476

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Amerikatsi (Armenian: Ամերիկացի, romanized: Amerikats'i) is a 2022 Armenian comedy-drama film written, edited, directed by, and starring Michael A. Goorjian. The film is about an Armenian-American who repatriates to the Armenian SSR after World War II and ends up in a Soviet prison.^[4]^[5]

The film premiered at Woodstock Film Festival in 2022, winning the Best Narrative Feature award.^[6]^[7] It received positive reviews. Armenian Film Society held an additional premiere for the film at its 2023 Armenian Film Festival in Glendale, California.^[8] It was also selected as the Armenian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.^[9]

Synopsis

Armenian-American repatriate Charlie Bakhchinyan is arrested for the absurd crime of wearing a tie in Soviet Armenia. Alone in solitary confinement, he soon discovers that he can see inside of an apartment building near the prison from his cell window. By watching the native Armenian couple living in the apartment, day in and day out, Charlie soon discovers everything he returned to Armenia for.

Amerikatsi is about hope and the art of survival in the worst of conditions.

Cast

Michael A. Goorjian as Charlie^[10]
Hovik Keuchkerian as Tigran^[11]
Nelli Uvarova as Sona^[12]
Mikhail Trukin as Dmitry^[13]
Narine Grigoryan as Ruzan^[14]
Jean-Pierre Nshanian as Warden Sargisyan^[15]

Release

Amerikatsi won the Best Narrative Feature award at the Woodstock Film Festival, the Audience Award at the Hamburg Film Festival, and the Best Narrative Feature at the Beloit International Film Festival.^[16]^[17]

It holds a 89% "Fresh" rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10.^[18] Alan Ng of Film Threat, who gave the film a positive score for example, argued that the story brings "humor and levity to a solemn subject."^[19] Film critic Richard Propes says Amerikatsi is a "film of tremendous spirit and hope."^[20]

References

^ "Film Guide". Retrieved April 16, 2023.
^ "Amerikatsi (2023)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
^ "Amerikatsi (2023)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
^ "Review by Alan Ng". Retrieved April 16, 2023.
^ "Film Guide". Retrieved April 16, 2023.
^ "'Last Flight Home,' 'As Far as They Can Run' Take Top Nonfiction Honors at Woodstock Film Festival 2022 by Addie Morfoot". Retrieved April 16, 2023.
^ "Award Winners from the 23rd Annual Woodstock Film Festival". Retrieved April 16, 2023.
^ "Armenian Film Society announces program for inaugural Armenian Film Festival". Armenian Weekly. August 29, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
^ Patrick Frater, Leo Barraclough, Ellise Shafer, Elsa Keslassy, John Hopewell, Naman Ramachandran, Nick Vivarelli, K.J. Yossman, Anna Marie de la Fuente (17 October 2023). "International Oscar Race". Variety. Retrieved 24 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Review by Alan Ng". Retrieved April 26, 2023.
^ "Review by Christopher Machell". Retrieved April 26, 2023.
^ "Review by Alan Ng". Retrieved April 26, 2023.
^ "Review by Christopher Machell". Retrieved April 26, 2023.
^ "Review by Alan Ng". Retrieved April 26, 2023.
^ "Review by Mike Massie". Retrieved April 26, 2023.
^ "'Last Flight Home,' 'As Far as They Can Run' Take Top Nonfiction Honors at Woodstock Film Festival 2022 by Addie Morfoot". Retrieved April 16, 2023.
^ "Award Winners from the 23rd Annual Woodstock Film Festival". Retrieved April 16, 2023.
^ "Amerikatsi". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 4, 2023 – via Fandango Media.
^ "Review by Alan Ng". Retrieved April 16, 2023.
^ ""Amerikatsi" Finding Success on Fest Circuit". Retrieved April 23, 2023.

External links

[1] "Film Guide". Retrieved April 16, 2023.

[BOM-2] "Amerikatsi (2023)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved October 28, 2023.

[NUM-3] "Amerikatsi (2023)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved October 28, 2023.

[4] "Review by Alan Ng". Retrieved April 16, 2023.

[5] "Film Guide". Retrieved April 16, 2023.

[6] "'Last Flight Home,' 'As Far as They Can Run' Take Top Nonfiction Honors at Woodstock Film Festival 2022 by Addie Morfoot". Retrieved April 16, 2023.

[7] "Award Winners from the 23rd Annual Woodstock Film Festival". Retrieved April 16, 2023.

[8] "Armenian Film Society announces program for inaugural Armenian Film Festival". Armenian Weekly. August 29, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2024.

[96th-9] Patrick Frater, Leo Barraclough, Ellise Shafer, Elsa Keslassy, John Hopewell, Naman Ramachandran, Nick Vivarelli, K.J. Yossman, Anna Marie de la Fuente (17 October 2023). "International Oscar Race". Variety. Retrieved 24 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[10] "Review by Alan Ng". Retrieved April 26, 2023.

[11] "Review by Christopher Machell". Retrieved April 26, 2023.

[12] "Review by Alan Ng". Retrieved April 26, 2023.

[13] "Review by Christopher Machell". Retrieved April 26, 2023.

[14] "Review by Alan Ng". Retrieved April 26, 2023.

[15] "Review by Mike Massie". Retrieved April 26, 2023.

[16] "'Last Flight Home,' 'As Far as They Can Run' Take Top Nonfiction Honors at Woodstock Film Festival 2022 by Addie Morfoot". Retrieved April 16, 2023.

[17] "Award Winners from the 23rd Annual Woodstock Film Festival". Retrieved April 16, 2023.

[18] "Amerikatsi". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 4, 2023 – via Fandango Media.

[19] "Review by Alan Ng". Retrieved April 16, 2023.

[20] ""Amerikatsi" Finding Success on Fest Circuit". Retrieved April 23, 2023.

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 '''''Amerikatsi''''' ({{Lang-hy|Ամերիկացի|Amerikats'i}}) is a 2022 Armenian [[Comedy drama|comedy-drama]] film written, edited, directed by, and starring [[Michael A. Goorjian]]. The film is about an [[Armenian-American]] who repatriates to the [[Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic|Armenian SSR]] after [[World War II]] and ends up in a Soviet prison.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://filmthreat.com/reviews/amerikatsi/|title=Review by Alan Ng |access-date=April 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://woodstock2022.eventive.org/films/amerikatsi-62d9565a58800f0029bc51f9|title=Film Guide |access-date=April 16, 2023}}</ref>
 The film premiered at [[Woodstock Film Festival]] in 2022, winning the Best Narrative Feature award.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2022/film/festivals/woodstock-film-festival-2022-nonfiction-winners-1235390880/|title= ‘Last Flight Home,’ ‘As Far as They Can Run’ Take Top Nonfiction Honors at Woodstock Film Festival 2022 by Addie Morfoot|access-date=April 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://woodstockfilmfestival.org/blog/2022/10/2/23rd-annual-woodstock-film-festival-announces-2022-award-winners|title=Award Winners from the 23rd Annual Woodstock Film Festival |access-date=April 16, 2023}}</ref> It received positive reviews. [[Armenian Film Society]] held an additional premiere for the film at its 2023 Armenian Film Festival in [[Glendale, California]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://armenianweekly.com/2023/08/29/armenian-film-society-announces-program-for-inaugural-armenian-film-festival/|work=[[Armenian Weekly]]|title=Armenian Film Society announces program for inaugural Armenian Film Festival|date=August 29, 2023|access-date=September 4, 2024}}</ref> It was also selected as the Armenian entry for the [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Best International Feature Film]] at the [[96th Academy Awards]].<ref name="96th">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/awards/2024-international-feature-oscar-submissions-1235688041/ |title= International Oscar Race|date=17 October 2023 |access-date=24 October 2023|website=Variety|author=Patrick Frater, Leo Barraclough, Ellise Shafer, Elsa Keslassy, John Hopewell, Naman Ramachandran, Nick Vivarelli, K.J. Yossman, Anna Marie de la Fuente}}</ref>
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 == Release ==
 ''Amerikatsi'' won the Best Narrative Feature award at the [[Woodstock Film Festival]], the Audience Award at the [[Hamburg Film Festival]], and the Best Narrative Feature at the [[Beloit International Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2022/film/festivals/woodstock-film-festival-2022-nonfiction-winners-1235390880/|title= ‘Last Flight Home,’ ‘As Far as They Can Run’ Take Top Nonfiction Honors at Woodstock Film Festival 2022 by Addie Morfoot|access-date=April 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://woodstockfilmfestival.org/blog/2022/10/2/23rd-annual-woodstock-film-festival-announces-2022-award-winners|title=Award Winners from the 23rd Annual Woodstock Film Festival |access-date=April 16, 2023}}</ref>
 It holds a 89% "Fresh" rating on review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amerikatsi |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/amerikatsi |access-date=September 4, 2023 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |via=[[Fandango Media]]}}</ref> Alan Ng of [[Film Threat]], who gave the film a positive score for example, argued that the story brings "humor and levity to a solemn subject."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://filmthreat.com/reviews/amerikatsi/|title=Review by Alan Ng |access-date=April 16, 2023}}</ref> Film critic Richard Propes says ''Amerikatsi'' is a "film of tremendous spirit and hope."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://theindependentcritic.com/amerikatsi|title=  "Amerikatsi" Finding Success on Fest Circuit |access-date=April 23, 2023}}</ref>
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