Fried Chicken and Strip Checkers
Synopsis
In the year 2000, during Armenia’s turbulent political climate, twelve-year-old Amalia juggles childish dreams with adult duties while her overworked mother tends to a family errand. After a bitter fight with her younger brother Narek, the siblings share an unexpected secret. Their constant bickering gives way to a tender bond, restoring a brief sense of family warmth and normalcy.
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- Executive Producer : Wombat Films
- Line production : Fermata Film
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- Coproducteur étranger : Nare Leone Ter-Gabrielyan
- Screenwriter : Ophelia Harutyunyan
- Director of Photography : Miko Malkhasyan
- Music Composer : Amin Goudarzi
- Editor : Yvette M. Amirian
- Costume designer : Gohar Paruyryan
- Producer : Quentin Daniel
- Production manager : Sona Margaryan
- Production Designer : Lusine Sargsyan
- Make-up Artist : Diana Aghajanyan
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Politics, Dreams, Youth, Affection, Childhood, Love, Adolescence, Family
- Production language : Armenian
- Coproducer countries : France (95.0%), Armenia (5.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Armenia)
- Production year : 2026
- Runtime : 18 min 59 seconds
- Production formats : HD 4K
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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