There Lived Once a Man

A quiet, reflective life story that unfolds through memory, carrying the weight of old guilt and small kindnesses.

Directed by

Yuri Yerzinkyan

Genres

Drama

Starring

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Zemfira Tsakhilova, Valentina Egorenkova

Overview

Old village doctor Ruben Azaryan is going to operate a sick child, although he feels bad. Perhaps this is the last operation in his life. He remembers his youth, the institute, the student Maro in love with him, the war, the front and the first love - nurse Svetlana, who died during a raid on their hospital. Then marriage to Maro, a difficult job as a village doctor. One day he refuses to have an abortion for one widow. The widow commits suicide from shame. Her death still torments Azaryan. But hundreds of people he saved are also remembered, which means that life was not lived in vain ...

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Memory, guilt, grief, parenthood

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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