Should the Wind Drop
FrenchSi le vent tombe
ArmenianԵրբ որ քամին հանդարտվի
Directed byNora Martirosyan
Written by
Starring
CinematographySimon Roca
Edited by
Music byPierre-Yves Cruaud
Production
companies
  • SISTER Productions
  • Aneva Production
  • Kwassa Films
Release date
Running time
100 minutes
Countries
  • Armenia
  • Belgium
  • France
Languages
  • French
  • Armenian
  • English
  • Russian

Should the Wind Drop (French: Si le vent tombe, Armenian: Երբ որ քամին հանդարտվի Yerb vor k’amin handartvi, previously known as Should the Wind Fall) is a 2020 Armenian-Belgian-French drama film directed by Nora Martirosyan and starring Grégoire Colin and Hayk Bakhryan. The film was produced by Sister Productions in France, Kwassa Films in Belgium, and Aneva in Armenia.[2] The film was selected for the 73rd edition of the Cannes Festival.[3][4] The film was screened in the 2020 Angoulême Francophone Film Festival.[5] The film was screened as part of Industry Selects at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.[6][7] The film was screened in the competition part of the 2020 Tokyo Filmex.[8] It was also selected as the Armenian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards.[9]

Plot

An auditor is charged with appraising if Stepanakert Airport in the small, breakaway Republic of Artsakh in the Caucasus meets international aviation standards. He finds himself connecting with a young local boy to help the isolated territory open up to the outside world.

See also

References

  1. "Premiers rendez-vous |". 31 August 2021.
  2. "Indie Sales boards Cannes 2020/ACID joint selection 'Should The Wind Drop'". Screen Daily. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  3. "The Films of the Official Selection 2020". Festival de Cannes. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  4. "French-Armenian director Nora Martirosyan's film included in Cannes 2020 lineup". panorama.am. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  5. "Si le vent tombe". Film Francophone d’Angoulême (in French). 18 July 2019.
  6. "TIFF 2020: Seven First-Time Directors Who Stole The Show". NDTV. 20 September 2020.
  7. "TIFF Industry Selects Sales Titles Announced for 2020" (PDF). Toronto International Film Festival. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  8. "第21回東京フィルメックス上映作品 <コンペティション部門>". Tokyo Filmex (in Japanese). 24 September 2020.
  9. "2022 Oscars: Armenia selects 'Should the Wind Drop' for international feature film category". Panorama. 28 September 2021.


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