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Claudie 2022-12-15 17:28:27

The plot of the film is also a simple narrative, but the narrated story is a complete lie. I have been to both Armenia and Turkey. The lake in the film is called Lake Van, which is located in the northeast of what is now Turkey. Mount La is the sacred mountain of Christianity. Near the border between Turkey and Armenia, it can be clearly seen with the naked eye in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. This land belongs to Armenia in history. The story described in the film takes place. Between 1918-1923, and at this time, what the Ottoman Empire did was exactly what the film wanted to cover up. They massacred close to 2 million Armenian-dominant Christians. This period of history has been the Turkish government until today. Neither admitted, so this film is more like a political film, the purpose of which is to conceal to the Turks the truth about the slaughter of Armenians in their history.

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  • Lillie: I'll tell you the story of my journey. Where I went, how I got there, and what I saw along the way. I thought I was going to change the world. But, of course, it was the world that changed me.

  • Jude: Eastern Anatolia is a rugged country. Its people are poor but hard-working. For them, modern medicine is a revolutionary concept. That is why the work of the American Mission Hospital in Van is so vitally important. For many peoplue in the region, our hospital offers the only medical care available. People come from hundreds of miles around. And the only reason we are able to provide for them is because of generous donations from open-hearted Christians like yourselves. There are impedements, of course. Eastern Anatolia can be a place of unspeakable violence and transgression. But it is also a place of fierce spirit. And the people who have survived there... When I first came to Van as a newly graduated doctor, my plan was to stay a year, do my service, and then come back to te States and open a properous practice. Well, that was eight years ago. I didn't intend for it to happen, but once I got to know these people and live among them, I knew I would never leave.