Second Run seeks out THE LIGHTHOUSE (Review)

Returning to the war zone that is her Armenian birth village, Lena tries to convince her grandparents to come back to Russia with her, but they are reluctant to leave.  She too finds it difficult to leave for practical reasons as well as the emotional pull of the past in the feature debut of Maria Saakyan.

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THE LIGHTHOUSE Blu-ray specs:

• 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 1.85:1 Widescreen
• Armenian/Russian LPCM 2.0 Stereo
• Optional English Subtitles
• "Farewell [Proshchanie]" 2003 short film by Maria Saakyan
• "Surviving Memories" visual essay by Alessandro Luchetti and Manuela Lazic
• 2 Theatrical Trailers
• 28-page booklet featuring an interview with the director as well as essays by writer/curator So Mayer and film historian Vigen Galstyan.