About : Loosely inspired by Stefan Zweig's novella, in which playing chess is depicted as a means of surviving fascism, The Avalanche recounts the events of the Armenian genocide, still contested by the Turkish state. Director uses archives and ...See moreLoosely inspired by Stefan Zweig's novella, in which playing chess is depicted as a means of surviving fascism, The Avalanche recounts the events of the Armenian genocide, still contested by the Turkish state. Director uses archives and present-day footage of the region to uncover the traumas left by the Armenian people on their landscape and their memories. See less Read more: Plot summary