
Star of Hope
Drama · War · History
Overview
Two part film about David Bek and Mkhitar Sparapet's major Armenian uprising against Safavid Persia in the Syunik region in the 18th century.
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Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
Mkhitar Sparapet
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
Mkhitar Sparapet


Edisher Magalashvili
Edisher Magalashvili
David-Bek
Edisher Magalashvili
David-Bek


Laura Gevorkyan
Laura Gevorkyan
Satenik
Laura Gevorkyan
Satenik


Sos Sargsyan
Sos Sargsyan
Movses
Sos Sargsyan
Movses


Khoren Abramyan
Khoren Abramyan
Ter-Avetis
Khoren Abramyan
Ter-Avetis


Kote Daushvili
Kote Daushvili
Barkhudar
Kote Daushvili
Barkhudar


Ovak Galoyan
Ovak Galoyan
Abdulla-pasha
Ovak Galoyan
Abdulla-pasha


Alla Tumanian
Alla Tumanian
Gohar
Alla Tumanian
Gohar


Lyusya Oganesyan
Lyusya Oganesyan
Zarmand
Lyusya Oganesyan
Zarmand


Guzh Manukyan
Guzh Manukyan
Mihran
Guzh Manukyan
Mihran
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