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Jeanette and Anette are twin sisters, granddaughters of the famous clairvoyant Arus from the remote Armenian village of Matzarut. Years ago, Jeanette left the village, and Annette stayed with her grandmother. The grandmother dies, passing her grace to one of her granddaughters. Due to fate, the sisters have to change places... And life will decide whether we are the hostages of our luck or the owners.
The story follows the lives in a small village of a picturesque Armenian gorge where secrets, tragedies and love are intricately weaved to form a beautiful impressionist painting of life. And as often in life, the drama is tainted with humor and compassion. This life in rural parts is hard and the villagers survive by trading at the market, cultivating the land when possible and relying on each other. Zulali, a young mentally ill woman, Nazaros, 10 year old boy, too smart for his age, and Aqir, an elderly woman who was cast away from her own family for being barren, form an unlikely family. As each one of them narrates their perception in turn, the deeply hidden secrets and terrible tragedies that tie them together are gradually revealed to unveil the complex mosaic of their fate.
At a wealthy man's wake, his mistresses unexpectedly appear and disrupt the peace.
The story of how Aurora Mardiganian (1901-94), a survivor of the Armenian genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire (1915-17), became a Hollywood silent film star.
