IFFBoston 2025: My Sweet Land

Join us for MY SWEET LAND, playing as part of IFFBoston 2025! Director Sareen Hairabedian and Marga Varea will be in attendance for a post-film Q&A.

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 an 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.

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• This Saturday, 26th April, 01:00 pm, IFFBoston 2025 | Student Shorts Showcase in Somerville
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• This Sunday, 27th April, 12:30 pm, IFFBoston 2025: Zoo in Somerville

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