My sweet land

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My Sweet Land

MIA DOLCE TERRA

Sareen Hairabedian

86' /

France,

Ireland,

Jordan,

United States

/ 2024

Artsakh is a mountainous region of Nagorno-Karabakh—a picture-perfect landscape, yet littered with the mines of wars that have long scarred the post-Soviet Caucasus. The film follows the daily life of eleven-year-old Vrej and the rhythms of village life: tending bees, baking bread, playing bocce with walnuts. War is a lingering memory that dominates conversations and even creeps into children’s games. When conflict erupts once again in the region, Vrej is forced to flee with his family. In exile, he dreams of victory. Upon returning to the village he resumes playing, among chickens, cows, and ruins—but he is soon sent to military training exercises because, as a large billboard declares: “Strong Army, Safe Future”, Vrej’s path seems predetermined: to learn the rules of war, even as he and his people continue to hope for a future of peace.