In the Land of Arto

In the Land of Arto
Teaser poster
FrenchLe Pays D’arto
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Directed byTamara Stepanyan
Screenplay by
  • Tamara Stepanyan
  • Jean-Christophe Ferrari
  • Jean Breschand
  • Jihane Chouaib
  • Romy Coccia di Ferro
Produced by
  • Stéphane Jourdain
  • Camille Gentet
Starring
CinematographyClaire Mathon
Edited byOlivier Ferrari
Music byMarc Ribot
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 6 August 2025 (2025-08-06) (Locarno)
  • 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31) (France)
Running time
104 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Armenia
Languages
  • French
  • Armenian
  • English

In the Land of Arto (French: Le Pays D’arto) is a 2025 French-Armenian drama film co-written and directed by Tamara Stepanyan in her fiction feature debut. The film starring Camille Cottin, and Zar Amir Ebrahimi follows Céline who arrives in Armenia to legalize the death of her husband Arto, but discovers he has been lying to her about his identity.

The film had its world premiere as the opening film of the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 6 August 2025, in the Piazza Grande section. It will be subsequently released in the French cinemas on 31 December 2025 by Pan Distribution.