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Return

1972 · 82 min

A quiet, sincere drama about a scientist finding his footing and his heart in an unfamiliar homeland.

Directed by
Roman Zhamgaryan, Arman Manaryan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Vladimir Mrsyan, Anait Topchyan, Karen Jangiryan
Overview
The main character of the film is an outstanding physicist who was invited to Armenia from Russia to head a lab. He comes across many troubles in his homeland, but nevertheless finds his true love there.

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Directed by
Roman Zhamgaryan, Arman Manaryan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Vladimir Mrsyan, Anait Topchyan, Karen Jangiryan
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • love
  • work
  • family
  • isolation
Places
  • workplace
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Roman Zhamgaryan, Arman Manaryan
Written by
Arnold Aghababov
Starring
Vladimir Mrsyan, Anait Topchyan, Karen Jangiryan, Hakob Azizyan, Yervand Manaryan, Efim Kopelyan, Paruyr Santrosyan, Stepan Harutyunyan
Music
Tigran Mansuryan
Cinematography
Levon Atoyants
Runtime
82 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Armenian

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