ArmInfo. The film of Russian director Alexei Zlobin <Lorik> became the winner of the XII International Film Festival "East & West" in the category "Woven Parallels". The main award – the "Golden Sarmatian Lion" – in the Russian competition "Woven Parallels" was awarded to: Yusup Razykov in the nomination <Best Director> (film <Kerosin>), Alexey Vertkov - < Best Actor> (film <Sunday>), < Best Actress> – Elena Susanina (film < Kerosene>), <Best Film> – <Lorik> directed by Alexei Zlobin.
More than 65 paintings were presented to the jury. Of these, in the framework of the Russian competition "Woven Parallels", the picture was named the best by Lorik directed by Alexei Zlobin, and the work by The Castle of Dreams by Iranian director Reza Mirkarimi was named the best film in the international competition.
The film was represented by director Alexei Zlobin and producer Martiros Minasyan. The general producer of the film, Mikael Poghosyan and executive producer Ani Vorskanyan, could not attend the festival, as were the actors in the film – Armenian actors Iren Ayvazyan, Shake Tukhmanyan, Anush Arakelyan and others. The premiere of the painting "Lorik" took place in Armenia last summer.
<A carefully thought-out scenario, successful directorial finds, and most importantly – a subtle acting game. This is a real festival picture. A serious movie that is quite worthy of the mass audience because it is a high- quality project>, says journalist Elena Anifatyeva.
The film "Lorik" is a tragicomedy that demonstrates the most acute aspects of our society, including social inequality and human indifference to various manifestations of injustice.
The dramatic events in the plot of the picture will make the main character think about the surrounding problems and become part of them and experience the highest human feelings – love and devotion. The creative team of the film consists of Armenian and Russian filmmakers.
For 12 years, filmmakers from more than 50 countries took part in the film festival, more than 1000 films of foreign and Russian directors were shown, more than 100 premieres took place.
About 30 thousand residents of Orenburg and guests of the region became spectators of the festival events.
