Film poster for 'My Sweet Land' with a child standing on a dirt road and mountains in the background.

For 11-year-old Vrej, life in his homeland, Artsakh, is like a paradise, but when war starts again, can he carry a nation's hopes on his young shoulders?

MY SWEET LAND

Name: MY SWEET LAND
Brand: For 11-year-old Vrej, life in his homeland, Artsakh, is like a paradise, but when war starts again, can he carry a nation's hopes on his young shoulders?
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Nominated for three International Documentary Association Awards | OFFICIAL SELECTION - DOC NYC, DC/DOX, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Sheffield DocFest, CPH:DOX | “An emotional experience to envelop viewers, and slowly but surely, seep into their bones” - POV Magazine

Children Rights • Coming-of-Age • Militarization, War & Conflict • Post-Soviet • Geopolitics • Human Rights

Date of Completion: 2024 | Run Time: 86 minutes | Language: Armenian with English, Arabic, and Spanish subtitles | Captions: Yes | Includes: Transcript | Director & Cinematographer: Sareen Hairabedian | Producers: Sareen Hairabedian, Azza Hourani, Julie Paratian & David Rane | Executive Producers: Beth Levison, Hallee Adelman, Sushmit Ghosh, Rintu Thomas & Carrie Lozano | Editors: Sareen Hairabedian & Raphaëlle Martin-Holger | Composer: Tigran Hamasyan

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.

Asian Movie Pulse | Rouven Linnarz, Writer
“It is a sobering and yet eye-opening documentary about the price children pay in wartime.”

Cambridge University Press | Peter Rutland, Professor at Wesleyan University
“There are unfortunately many societies that have similar experiences, but I can’t think of many films which manage to capture this phenomenon with the degree of analytical and emotional depth we see in My Sweet Land.”

Cinerama | Neil Baker, Founder and Editor-in-Chief
“A powerful, urgent and intimate exploration of inter-generational trauma.”

Filmmaker Magazine | Lauren Wissot, Film Critic and Journalist
“Shifting focus from political agendas to the real faces of conflict.”

Hyperallergic | Eileen G’Sell, Culture Critic
“My Sweet Land reveals the way that the war robs boys of their childhoods."

POV Magazine | Larry Fried, Writer
“An emotional experience to envelop viewers, and slowly but surely, seep into their bones.”

The Movie Buff | Paul Emmanuel Enicola, Film Critic, Cultural Writer, and Editor
“It’s a haunting, beautiful film that lingers long after the final frame.”

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Audience Award | Amman International Film Festival
Best Arab Documentary - Jury Award | Amman International Film Festival
FIPRESCI Award | Amman International Film Festival
Best Feature Documentary Award | Armenian Film Festival Australia
Best Feature Documentary Award | International Film and Human Rights Festival of Valencia
Silver Award | Film Festival Della Lessinia
Special Mention - Best Documentary | Dublin International Film Festival
Winner - Up & Coming Competition | This Human World International Human Rights Film Festival
Nominee, DOK.fest Award of SOS Kinderdörfer weltweit | DOK.fest München Film Festival
Best Documentary Feature Award | Humans Fest (International Film and Human Rights Festival of Valencia)
Nominee, Best Original Music Score | International Documentary Association (IDA)
Nominee, Best Cinematography | International Documentary Association (IDA)
Nominee, Best Editing | International Documentary Association (IDA)
Shortlist, Best Documentary Feature | International Documentary Association (IDA)

Jordan's Official Selection for the 97th Academy Awards Best Feature Film Category 2024.

FESTIVALS
Bergen International Film Festival
CPH:DOX
DC/DOX
DOC NYC (North American Premiere)
FIPADOC International Film Festival
Festival Résistances
Sheffield DocFest (World Premiere)
Giffoni Film Festival
Golden Apricot Film Festival
International du Documentaire de Lasalle en Cévennes
Independent Film Festival Boston
Jerusalem Arab Film Festival
Palm Springs International Film Festival
Phoenix International Film Festival
Verzió International Human Rights Film Festival
Woods Hole Film Festival

This film has had numerous special and impact screenings globally.