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Mother ()

Mayrig (original title)
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The saga of an Armenian family that immigrated to France after the break-up of the oppressive Ottoman Empire.

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Araxi (Mayrig)
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Hagop
Nathalie Roussel ...
Gayane
Isabelle Sadoyan ...
Anna
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Apkar
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Araxi (voice only)
Cédric Doucet ...
Azad age 7
Tom Ponsin ...
Azad age 12
Stéphane Servais ...
Azad age 20
Serge Avedikian ...
Vaksen Papasian
Michèle Bardollet ...
Madeleine
Christian Barbier ...
Father Pignon
Patrick Timsit
Nicolas Silberg ...
Lawyer
Claudie Arif
Paulette Frantz
Lucie Nercessian
Inge Offerman
Marie-France Santon
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Tehlirian
Patrick Gourevitch
Smaïl Boulanouar
Pierre-Olivier Faïs
Christophe Combettes
Sébastien Rochelle ...
Vartanian
Gérard Torikian
Vince Castello
Mario Luraschi
Patrick Steltzer
Francine Olivier
Francine Steltzer
Henri Meliani
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The butcher
Véronique Delestaing
Jean-Gabriel Nordmann
Gérard Billon
Hubert Foulon
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(uncredited)

Directed by

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Henri Verneuil

Written by

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Henri Verneuil ... (dialogue)
 
Henri Verneuil ... (novel)
 
Henri Verneuil ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Tarak Ben Ammar ... producer
Mark Lombardo ... executive producer

Music by

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Jean-Claude Petit

Cinematography by

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Edmond Richard

Editing by

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Henri Lanoë

Editorial Department

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Laure Castelnau ... assistant editor
Karin Gasser ... assistant editor
Taoufik Guiga ... post-production coordinator
Hélène Noir ... editor trainee
Bruno Patin ... colour timer
Sylvie Petat ... editor trainee
Maguelone Pouget ... assistant editor
Claude Roulier ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Margot Capelier

Production Design by

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Pierre Guffroy

Costume Design by

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Catherine Gorne-Achdjian

Makeup Department

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Patrick Archambault ... key hair stylist
Muriel Baurens ... key makeup artist
Vincenzo Cardella ... special makeup effects artist
Sylvie Jouineau ... assistant makeup artist
Manlio Rocchetti ... special makeup effects artist

Production Management

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Jacques Allaire ... unit production manager
Denis Brami ... unit production manager
Michel Choquet ... production manager
Pierrick Faour ... trainee
Claude Guymont ... assistant production manager
Sissi Manciet ... unit production manager
Bernard Vaillant ... unit production manager
Luc Van Hecke ... assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Florence Botel ... trainee assistant director
Antoine Garceau ... second assistant director
Patrick Malakian ... first assistant director / second unit director
Maria Moutot-Tolomio ... second assistant director
Michael Viger ... trainee assistant director
Jérôme Olivier ... third assistant director (uncredited)
Christophe Vallée ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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René Albouze ... property master
Yvan Hart ... plasterer
René Loubet ... construction manager
Guy Monbillard ... assistant property master
François Philippi ... props
Alain Pitrel ... set dresser: Marseilles
Gilbert Piéri ... property master: furniture
Albert Rajau ... first assistant decorator
Martina Skala ... second assistant decorator

Sound Department

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Gilbert Crozet ... post-synchronisation
Jean Goudier ... sound editor
Jack Jullian ... foley artist
Laurent Lafran ... sound recordist: second unit
Bernard Le Roux ... sound mixer (as Bernard Leroux)
Jean-Pierre Lelong ... foley artist
Mario Melchiorri ... foley artist
Alain Sempé ... sound
Claude Villand ... sound mixer
Olivier Villette ... boom operator

Visual Effects by

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Jérôme Olivier ... visual effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Yves Agostini ... camera operator
Jacques Barbazange ... grip
Franck Chron ... grip (as Frank Chron)
Gilbert Darraux ... key grip
Jean-Philippe Desfarges ... electrician
Didier Faveur ... first assistant camera
Isabelle Ferrandis ... second assistant camera
Franck Fiquet ... electrician
Jacques Guyot ... electrician
Nicolas Herdt ... assistant camera: second unit
François Hernandez ... first assistant camera
Jean-Pierre Lacroix ... gaffer
Eugene Martin ... grip (as Eugène Martin)
Marie-Laure Prost ... trainee
Vincent Rossell ... still photographer
Daniel Vogel ... camera operator: second unit
Alain Tanguy ... electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Marie-Sylvie Caillierez ... casting assistant
Caroline Castelain ... casting assistant
Florence Dugowson ... casting assistant
Brigitte McKellar ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Manuel Cazorla ... trainee
Stéphane Rollot ... wardrobe
Chouchane Tcherpachian ... key costumer
Fanny Veselinovic ... costumer

Location Management

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Jean-Pierre Nossereau ... location manager
Laurent Versini ... assistant location manager

Music Department

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Roland Guillotel ... recorded and mixed by
Levon Minassian ... duduk
Aida Nergararian ... kanun
Jean-Pierre Nergararian ... musician: kamancha
Sonia Nigoghossian ... vocals
Jean-Claude Petit ... composer: theme music / conductor
Alex Sirlat ... recorded and mixed by: Assistant

Script and Continuity Department

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Hélène Leprince-Ringuet ... trainee
Suzanne Ohanessian ... script supervisor
Catherine Prévert ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Elizabeth Alphonse ... production accountant
Bruno Barde ... press attache
Sophie Blondy ... children's teacher
François Domange ... rehearser
Sylvette Fin ... production secretary
Anne Lasserre ... executive secretary
Jérôme Olivier ... production staff
Marie-José Testard ... production administrator

Production Companies

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Distributors

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  • AMLF (1991) (France) (theatrical)
  • Canal+ (1992) (France) (tv)
  • TF1 (1994) (France) (tv)

Special Effects

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

In 1915 a genocide happened in the Ottoman Empire and about 1.5 million Armenians were systematically murdered by the government of the Young Turks. This is a movie about the life of a simple Armenian family, who survived. They became refugees in a foreign country among foreign people. Written by Anonymous

Plot Keywords
Taglines Tendresse, Amour, Férocité d'un monde nouveau ... ( Tenderness, Love, Ferocity of a new world ... ) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Mother (United States)
  • Mayrig - Heimat in der Fremde (Germany)
  • Мать (Russia)
  • Mayrig znaczy mama (Poland)
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Runtime
  • 157 min
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