American-Armenian entrepreneur, billioner Kirk Kerkorian paid the film shooting costs, and it became known on the day of his death. “Survival Pictures” company is shooting the film. The organizers of the festival said the film will be screened on September 11 as one of the most awaited films during the weekend of the festival. Film creator is Terry George, “Hotel Rwanda” movie director.

Michael lives in a small Armenian village and he promises himself to rich village women to get 400 gold coins as dowry. This allows him to travel to Istanbul to become a medical student where he befriend a son of a powerful general. Christopher (Christian Bale) is a reporter for the Associated Press and he bring along Ana, a Armenian women who was raised in Paris. Michael falls in love with Ana. When the Turkish joined the Germans in the First World War and crudely killed minorities living in the Ottoman Empire, despite the existing conflict, everyone must find a way to be saved.