An ambitious but only intermittently stirring historical epic from Turkish-German director Fatih Akin.
The Cut
2014 · 2h 18m · Not Rated
Adventure, Drama, History, Mystery
Directed by
Fatih Akin
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The Cut
Overview
In 1915, a man survives the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire, but loses his family, speech and faith. One night, he learns that his twin daughters may be alive, and goes on a quest to find them.
Director and cast
- Fatih Akin Director
- Tahar Rahim as Nazaret Manoogian
- Simon Abkarian as Krikor
- Makram J. Khoury as Omar Nasreddin
- Hindi Zahra as Rakel
- Kevork Malikyan as Hagob Nakashian
- Bartu Küçükçağlayan as Mehmet
- Zein Fakhoury as Young Arsinée
- Dina Fakhoury as Young Lucinée
- Trine Dyrholm as Orphanage Headmistress
- Arsinée Khanjian as Frau Nakashian
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