My Sweet Land is a coming-of-age story set against a multigenerational war in the post-Soviet Caucasus Mountains. It follows an 11-year-old boy named Vrej growing up in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) who dreams of becoming a dentist in his picture-postcard village with its roaming ducks and golden bees. His sweet land however is strewn with mines from previous wars shaping a country that remains unrecognized to the world. Vrej’s life takes a sudden turn when war erupts forcing him to flee with his family. He spends his days in exile impatiently waiting for victory but reality takes a different turn; Armenians lose the war. Upon returning to his surviving village he confronts the devastation new power dynamics and education that prepares children for near-future battles. Vrej must learn the rules of war… But can he carry a nation’s hopes on his young shoulders? The film is a testament to the people of Artsakh where hope and trauma had shaped their resilience across generations.
Event Venue
Jawahar Bhawan, Jawahar Bhawan, Raisina Road, Windsor Place, New Delhi, Delhi 110001, India
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