Urartu: The Forgotten Kingdom (2020)
Genre: Documentary, History
Director: Vaga Vardanyan
Actors: Dylan Waller, Hayk Hakobyan, Michael Poghosian, Sargis Ayvazyan, Stéphanie Deschamps, Vasiliy Bochkaryov
Country: Armenia
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