Special Screening of “The Price for Fake Peace”
Join us at the ACF Beshir Mardirossian Burbank Youth Center, 75 East Santa Anita Ave in Burbank, CA on Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. for a special screening of The Price for Fake Peace. This event is jointly organized by the ARF “Papken Seuni”, “Aghbalian” and “Aharonian” chapters. This powerful documentary explores the events leading to the decisive Battle of Sardarapat and the devastating cost of entering into a false peace. Presented in Armenian with English subtitles, admission is $25.
Presented by HART Line Productions and Channel 5+, this landmark film is produced by Harutyun Harutyunyan and Armen Andreasayan, with a screenplay by Levon Galstyan. The Price for Fake Peace blends historical documentation with compelling storytelling to capture a seminal moment in modern Armenian history. The cinematography, led by Mushegh Mamikonyan and Tigran Gasparyan, is complemented by Tatos Hakobyan’s evocative musical score. The Price of Fake Peace provides rare insights on one of the most pivotal periods in Armenian history, exploring the devastating consequences of misplaced trust in false promises of peace. Directed by Mariam Yegoryan, the documentary features archival research and narration by Derenik Malkhasyan, bringing a deeply historical perspective to the events leading up to the Battle of Sardarapat in April-May 1918. As Russian troops withdrew from the Caucasian front, the Turkish army launched a new offensive against Armenia, demanding the surrender of Kars and Alexandropol (now Gyumri) in exchange for peace. Based solely on eyewitness testimonies, accounts from participants, and contemporary press publications, the film reconstructs the tragic series of events that saw Armenians, believing in Turkey’s deceptive promises, surrender key cities—only to face massacres and destruction.
As the film details, each concession by the Armenians led to further demands from the Turks, culminating in the Turkish army reaching the outskirts of Yerevan, where Armenian forces made a final heroic stand at Sardarapat. The battle ultimately prevented the destruction of the Armenian nation, marking a turning point in history.
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