The Roots - a short film by young director Ilona Kocharyan. The film was a participant of the New York International Short Film festival (USA), Second Asia International Youth Short-Film Exhibition (China),The Golden Apricot 2015 (Armenia), KIN filmfetival (Armenia) and different festival in Ukraine and Russia. Also, "The Roots" was accepted for the "Short Film Corner" of the 69th Cannes Film Festival. Cinematographers - Areg Balayan and Arsen Beglaryan Editing and Color Grading by Arsen Beglaryan Music by Tigran Hamasyan - The Apple Orchard in Saghmosavanq Dorians - Es kulam "The Roots" is a story about destiny of family which was separated because of military operations in Nagorno-Karabakh in 1992-1994. After a long-term truce, during 5 years of grey days and nights of the lonely grandfather Aram, each next morning resembled the previous. But one winter morning has changed the old man's life - the younger son has arrived with a family from Ukraine. But, unfortunately, years and thousands of kilometers of separation have played with them in a mean joke. During viewing of the movie each viewer can find himself or part of the story of his life. It is story about people, who have a historical Motherland.