Armenian crime drama Thus Spoke the Wind , written and directed by Maria Rigel, will have its world premiere as part of the Proxima competition lineup of the 2025 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF).

The independent Armenian production stars Albert Babajanyan, Lusine Avanesyan, and Annika Abrahamyan, with cinematography by Ayrat Yamilov.

THR can now exclusively unveil the poster and a trailer for the movie.

The film tells the story of a family on the edge of society. Hayk, a withdrawn and aloof child, lives on a farm with his aunt Narine and gets mocked and called strange by others. After a lengthy stay abroad, his mother returns to the farm. “The locals openly condemn her behavior because she does not follow the rules of society,” reads a plot synopsis. “Narine, una

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