Ararat
(DVD) 

Title also appears in Armenian.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2002.

Special features (disc 1): optional audio commentary by Egoyan.

Special features (disc 2, "Beyond 'Ararat'", 74 min.): "Portrait of Arshile" short film, with optional audio commentary (4 min.); historical information; "The making of 'Ararat'" featurette (29 min.); Raffi's video footage (9 min.); theatrical trailer (2 min.); 8 deleted scenes, with optional audio commentary (18 min. total); interviews with Khanjian (2 min.), Egoyan (3 min.), Alpay (1 min.), Greenwood (1 min.), Bogosian (1 min.), Plummer (1 min.), Aznavour (1 min.), Croze (1 min.) & Lantos (1 min.); DVD-ROM features.

"Enhanced for 16:9 televisions"--Container.

Director of photography, Paul Sarossy ; editor, Susan Shipton ; music, Mychael Danna ; costume designer, Beth Pasternak ; production designer, Phillip Barker.

David Alpay, Charles Aznavour, Eric Bogosian, Brent Carver, Marie-Josée Croze, Bruce Greenwood, Arsinée Khanjian, Elias Koteas, Christopher Plummer.

Edward, a veteran filmmaker of Armenian descent, is in Toronto shooting a film about the Siege of Van, which led to the genocide of over a million Armenian people at the hands of Turkish troops. Raffi has been sent to Turkey to shoot background footage for the film. Raffi's mother Ani, an author and historian, is also involved in the project as a consultant. As Raffi attempts to re-enter Canada with cans of exposed film, he's detained by David, a suspicious customs official who has his own tenuous link to the film.

DVD format, region 1; DTS 5.1 surround, Dolby digital 5.1 surround or Dolby digital 2.0 stereo.

"Authorized for private use only"--Disc labels.

In English.

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Genie Awards, 2003: Genie - Best Achievement in Costume Design (Beth Pasternak); Best Achievement in Music - Original Score (Mychael Danna); Best Motion Picture (Robert Lantos, Atom Egoyan); Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Elias Koteas); Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Arsinée Khanjian)