Amerikatsi
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| Directed by | Michael A. Goorjian |
| Written by | Michael A. Goorjian |
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| Cinematography | Ghasem Ebrahimian |
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| Music by | Andranik Berberyan |
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| Distributed by | Variance Films |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | Armenia |
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| Box office | $409,476 |
Amerikatsi (Armenian: Ամերիկացի, romanized: Amerikats'i) is a 2022 Armenian comedy-drama film written, edited, directed by, and starring Michael A. Goorjian. The film is about an Armenian-American who repatriates to the Armenian SSR after World War II and ends up in a Soviet prison.
The film premiered at Woodstock Film Festival in 2022, winning the Best Narrative Feature award. It received positive reviews. Armenian Film Society held an additional premiere for the film at its 2023 Armenian Film Festival in Glendale, California. It was also selected as the Armenian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.