Khaspush
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Directed by | Hamo Beknazarian |
Written by | Hamo Beknazarian |
Story by | Raffi (story) Vrtanes Papazian (story) |
Starring | Hrachia Nersisyan Avet Avetisyan |
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Running time | 72 min |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Silent |
Khaspush (Armenian: Խասփուշ, Russian: Хас-пуш) is a 1928 Soviet Armenian drama and war film, directed by Hamo Beknazarian and starring Hrachia Nersisyan, and Avet Avetisyan[1]
Synopsis[]
The film is about the Persian revolutionary movement of the peasants and townspeople against the dominance of the English tobacco monopoly. Persia in 1891 is an arena of fierce clashes between foreign monopolies. In the fight between the English and the Russian capital, the victory belongs to the English monopoly. The country remains without bread. Impoverished peasants and artisans - the khaspush - raise a revolt against the foreign colonizers. Initially the uprising is led by the merchants and the clergy. The poverty-stricken citizens smash the British Embassy. At a critical moment the merchants and the clergy are remove themselves from the fight, betraying the masses. Khaspush union, acting under the protection of the Sharia flag removes their religious facade. The urban poor are beginning to realize their true class interests. Although the rebellion is suppressed, the idea of the necessity of social struggle remains in the minds of the oppressed people.
Cast[]
- Hrachia Nersisyan as Rza
- as Fatima
- Avet Avetisyan as Head of police
- as Hasan
- Hambartsum Khachanyan as Prime Minister
- as Seyid
- as Merchant
- as Peasant
- as Shah
- Amasi Martirosyan as Mulla
References[]
- ^ "Khaspush- Armenian Cinema". Retrieved 1 November 2015.
External links[]
- 1928 films
- Silent films
- Films directed by Hamo Beknazarian
- Armenian black-and-white films
- Films set in Armenia
- Soviet films
- Soviet silent feature films
- Soviet war drama films
- 1920s war drama films
- Soviet black-and-white films
- Soviet-era Armenian films
- Armenfilm films
- Armenian films
- 1928 drama films
- 1920s Soviet film stubs
- Asian film stubs
- European film stubs
- Armenia stubs