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THE SON OF THE OLIVE MERCHANT

For their honeymoon, Anna and Mathieu went to Turkey. With camera in hand, they traced the footsteps of Garabed, the Armenian grand-father of Mathieu, who escape the 1915 genocide. They are determined to learn more about Mathew's Armenian origins.
In this country where speaking of the Armenian genocide could be dangerous, their name with Turkish intonations serves a purpose to get people talking about their idea of the Turkish involvement during 1915 tragedy.

A road trip across the country mixing animation with documentary, to report a sad confirmation:
The denial has become an institution, rewriting the history books and pretending that there was a genocide, but a genocide committed by the Armenians against the Turks.

  • Mathieu Zeitindjioglou
    Director
  • Mathieu Zeitindjioglou
    Writer
  • Thomas Rio
    Writer
  • Anna Zeitindjioglou
    Writer
  • Mathieu Zeitindjioglou
    Producer
  • Anna Zeitindjioglou
    Key Cast
  • Jean-Claude Dreyfus
    Key Cast
  • Mathieu Zeitindjioglou
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    LE FILS DU MARCHAND D'OLIVES
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Documentary
  • Genres:
    History, drama, Romance
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 17 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 14, 2011
  • Production Budget:
    30,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    France, Turkey
  • Language:
    English, French, Turkish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Official release in french cinemas (Apr 2012)

    France
    April 22, 2012
  • Rendez-vous des carnet de voyage
    Clermont-Ferrand
    France
    November 20, 2014
    Prix coup de coeur meilleur film de voyage
  • Le grand bivouac
    Albertville
    France
    October 19, 2015
  • Rencontre des cinéma d'Europe

    France
    October 17, 2012
  • ADAA Boston film festival
    Boston
    United States
    November 9, 2011
  • Reanimania
    Erevan
    Armenia
    November 17, 2011
    Special jury price
  • Festival du film d'éducation
    Evreux
    France
    November 11, 2011
  • Festival Étoiles francophones
    Paris
    France
    November 24, 2011
  • Pomagranate film festival
    Toronto
    Canada
    October 10, 2011
    Best documentary
  • Golden Apricot
    Erevan
    Armenia
    August 24, 2011
  • Doc Miami
    Miami
    United States
    December 20, 2011
Distribution Information
  • Zelig
    Country: France
    Rights: Theatrical
  • Contre allée
    Country: France
    Rights: Internet, Video on Demand, Video / Disc
  • Zfilms - zfilms@hotmail.com
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director - Mathieu Zeitindjioglou