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13.07.2010 17:03
 Alisa Gevorgyan
“Radiolur”
German film director of Turkish origin Fatih Akin has arrived in Yerevan within the framework of the Golden Apricot 7th International Film Festival. He will present the film “Soul Kitchen" to the Armenian audience.
Sharing his impressions from Yerevan, the director described the Armenian capital city as “hospitable, modest, somewhat magic and mysterious.”
“On these days I’ll try to spend less time in cinemas and avail myself of the opportunity to get to know Yerevan better,” Fatih Akin told reporters today.
According to the director, fear is the cause of the conflict between Armenians and Turks. “It’s the fear to face the truth. Fear devours soul, and fear has devoured many souls in my country. Overcoming this fear is the only way towards normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations. I’m confident that the cinema has the power to overcome that fear, and I’m sure it will happen one day,” he said.
If the director once decides to refer to the topic of Armenian-Turkish relations, boxing will be a central topic there. Fatih Akin, who is a boxing fan, supports Armenian boxers Syuzi ketikyan and Arthur Abraham. According to him, the bout between Arthur Abraham and Turkish boxer Mahir Oral could become a good script for one of his future films.
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