
The international war drama, co-produced by eight countries, will star Richard Sammel in the lead role. Gyumri-born, Artsakh-raised filmmaker Jivan Avetisyan’s new endeavour, a war drama entitled Gate to Heaven, is now ready for release. Before working on this project, the Armenian helmer directed over 20 documentaries and shorts as well as two features, Tevanik (2014) and The Last Inhabitant (2016). The new movie, penned by the director himself, revolves around German journalist Robert Sternvall (played by Richard Sammel), who is haunted by his past and returns to Artsakh after 22 years when the Nagorno-Karabakh War reignites. Through his investigations, he meets opera singer Sophia Marti (Tatiana Spivakova), who is the daughter of Edgar Martirosyan, a man he abandoned and left in captivity in 1992. As their romance blossoms, Robert’s guilty conscience slowly engulfs him, and he must face the truth of his past actions. Alongside Sammel and Spivakova, the...
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