Aurora's Sunrise
A survivor's journey from bloodshed to the red carpet
The story of how Aurora Mardiganian (1901-94), a survivor of the Armenian genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire (1915-17), became a Hollywood silent film star.
Trailer
Cast
Aurora Mardiganian
Self (archive footage)
Ervin Amiryan
Henry Gates
Ruben Ghazaryan
Fedayi #3, Aurora's Father (voice)
Henry Morgenthau
Self - Diplomat (archive footage)
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Woodrow Wilson
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Vladimir Lenin
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Ani Ghazaryan
Sara