Tjvjik or Tzhvzhik (Armenian: Տժվժիկ [tʒvʒik], "Fried Liver") is a 1961 Soviet Armenian short film by Arman Manaryan. Despite being Manaryan's (who was a student at the time) first film and just 20 minutes-long, Tjvjik is considered to be one of the classics of the Armenian film history.
The first movie in Western Armenian depicting life in The Ottoman Empire.
Translations:
Tjvjik: Fried liver
Basterma: Type of cured meat, popular in the former Ottoman Empire.
