Bonded Parallels

Bonded Parallels Armenian is a 2009 film written and directed by Armenian filmmaker Hovhannes Galstyan. This film deals with two stories which take place at different times and linked by the birth of the protagonist, the daughter, and the death of the second main character, the mother. The destiny of these two heroines has been influenced by the true story of an Armenian soldier during World War II in Norway and by directors personal history.

Soviet Union, Armenia, 1988. Laura, 42, a single and fiercely independent mathteacher, lives a quiet and isolated life in Yerevan. It seems that nothing can change her rigidly ordered daily routine until she receives the diary of her mother, who died while giving birth to her. As Laura learns about her parents story for the first time a love story of desperation, loss and primal passion she begins to experience a parallel story of forbidden love in her own life.20032004 Project Developed by AVANTI Training program for South Caucasus Filmmakers implemented by FOCAL and funded by SDCSwiss Development Agency. 2004 Coproduction Agreement with HAYFILM Armenian State studio 2005 July October Shooting the Armenian part of Bonded Parallels. 2006 Contribution from Norwegian Film Fund for commencement of shootings in Norway. 2006 July Coproduction Agreement with ORIGINAL FILM AS coproducer, Norway 2006 July Shooting the Norwegian part of Bonded Parallels. 2006 Oct. Contribution from Hubert Bals Fund towards the postproduction. 2006 Nov. Memo Deal with Quasar Pictures coproducer, France 2008 May Additional contribution from SDCSwiss Development Agency. 2009 March Contribution from Armenian Ministry of Culture 2009 May Contribution from Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2009 May Contribution from Distribution company Paradise 2009 June Distribution Agreement with the Russian Distribution Company Paradise. 2009 June Production completed. ........

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