A must see for anyone who likes war/history genre

Rating: 10/10 (10 September 2017)

The scenario, acting, costumes....everything is right about this film. There is no over sentimentality, no unnecessary dialogues or scenes that don't add anything to the film. The questionable reality of WWI, that is depicted in every movie that has the backing of the Armenian diaspora, seems to have been avoided and thus, the audience can enjoy watching this film to a greater extent without being overwhelmed by genocide propaganda.
The film does not take the Armenian point of view as a matter of 'veritatis incommutabilis' but it rather tells the stories of both sides. The fact that some Armenians had already joined the Russians and formed armed groups before and during WWI, the events of this war remains as a highly controversial topic for those who look at history impartially. Apparently over 6 nations fought against the Ottomans and at some stage even the Australians had joined the British to fight the Ottomans. It is a miracle that the Turks survived such an apocalypse and founded a republic out of the ashes of Ottomans. I suppose if the Ottomans had only been Christian, we will now have been talking about the tragedies that they endured during WWI. Having said that, the film actually does not deny the humanitarian tragedy that occurred in the Ottoman Empire but it leaves it to the audience to decide whether the events of WWI should be regarded as genocide.