SYNOPSIS: Alain, played by the captivating Grégoire Colin, arrives in Stepanakert, capital of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), to assess the airport and open this self-proclaimed republic to the world. But Alain knows nothing about this strange territory or its inhabitants, and things don’t go according to plan. Selected and screened at Cannes Film Festival, Armenian director Nora Martirosyan’s first film impresses with its formal mastery and its restrained and delicate screenplay. Armenia’s official selection for Best International Feature Film category at the 94th Academy Awards in 2022.