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Burning Brighter | Should the Wind Drop (Si le vent tombe) + Q&A with Nora Martirosyan and Julie Paratian

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Should the Wind Drop

Si le vent tombe


Dir. Nora Martirosyan, 2020, 100 min

With Grégoire Colin, Hayk Bakhryan, Arman Navasardyan

In French, Armenian, English, Russian with English subtitles


Official Selection, Cannes Festival 2020


French auditor Alain Delage (Grégoire Colin, in tour-de-force performance) arrives in the war-torn South Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh to study the feasibility of a new airport. He is quickly engrossed in the struggles of a proud people living on hope alone, and attempts to help them achieve their goals. Armenian-born writer-director Nora Martirosyan’s extraordinary debut combines a precise and subtle portrayal of a complex geopolitical situation with a poetic, sensual evocation of life and human resilience.


“A fascinating story, and a contentious one” – Screen Daily


This film is part of Young French Cinema, a program of UniFrance and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy.


  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    100 minutes
  • Language
    French, Armenian, English, Russian, With English subtitles
  • Country
    France, Armenia, Belgium
  • Director
    Nora Martirosyan
  • Cast
    Grégoire Colin, Hayk Bakhryan, Arman Navasardyan