Why Does The River Roar? (1959)

7.0/10 90 min Drama War

Overview

Atanes Ghambaryan, resident of Armenian border village, after the captivity during the World War II, turns up abroad in Turkey and dreams of returning to his homeland. During one of night patrols, border guard Armen who is in love with Ghambaryan's daughter Seda, recognizes him on the other side of the river Araks.

Cast

Hrachia Nersisyan

Atanes Ghambaryan

Avet Avetisyan

Burnazyan, kolkhoz director

Frunze Dovlatyan

Armen Manukyan

Mher Mkrtchyan

Khachik

Nikolai Kazakov

Samokhin

Verjaluys Mirijanyan

Paytzar

Azer Kurbanov

Turkish border commissar

Ashot Nersisyan

Old Man

Leonid Chembarsky

Irrigator

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