Zemfo

Armenia / Switzerland / Italy, Planned for May 2026
FILM, Documentary, 90 min.

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directed by
Vahagn Khachatryan, Aren Malakyan
Status
In production

In the unrecognized country of Nagorno-Karabakh, amidst the chaos of war, a cow gives birth. As the villagers gather their belongings and flee their homes, Zemfo, the newborn calf, is sold to livestock traders and embarks on a journey from Armenia to Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan, crossing shifting borders and constantly changing human landscapes.

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World Premiere
Planned for May 2026
Original Version
Kurdish, Armenian, Iranian, Persian (english subtitles),  colour, ProRes 422, 90 min.
ISAN
0000-0007-8685-0000-4-0000-0000-P
Production
Oolik Production, Akka Films, Autre-Terre, Okta Film
Producer
Vahagn Khachatryan, Irene Muñoz Martin, Paolo Benzi
directed by
Vahagn Khachatryan, Aren Malakyan
Cinemato­graphy
Andranik Sahakyan
Editing
Yaël Bitton
Location Sound Mix
Vagarsh Avjyan

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