在这部希望之星剧情/历史/战争片中,David Bek and Mkhitar Sparapet lead the Armenian liberation movement in the XVIII century. The Star of Hope (1978, dir. Edmond Keosayan), has the same production designer as The Color of Pomegranates (Stepan Andranikyan) and was shot partly at the Haghpat monastery, as was Paradjanov's film.
Commanders David Bek and Mkhitar Sparapet lead a major struggle against Turkish invaders in the Syunik region of Armenia in the 18th century.