Tjvjik (film)

Tjvjik
Directed byArman Manaryan
Written byYervand Manaryan
Based onTjvjik
by Atrpet
StarringHrachia Nersisyan, Tsolak Amerikyan
Music byEduard Baghdasaryan
Production
company
Release date
  • August 21, 1962 (1962-08-21) (Yerevan)
Running time
22 minutes
CountriesArmenian SSR, Soviet Union
LanguageArmenian (Western dialect)

Tjvjik, Dzhvzhig, or Tzhvzhik (Armenian: Տժվժիկ [dʒvʒig], "Fried Liver") is a 1962 Soviet Armenian short film by Arman Manaryan. It is based on Atrpet's novel of the same name. Despite being Manaryan's first film and just 20 minutes-long, Tjvjik is considered one of the classics of the Armenian film history.