'' The Fifth Column '' ( pronounced Hinkerort Zorasune ) , is a Lebanese – American short film , directed by Vatche Boulghourjian . It competed in the 2010 Cannes Film Festival where it was awarded 3rd Prize by the Cinéfondation , La Sélection . In August 2010 it was presented at the opening night of the Lebanese Film Festival in Beirut where it won 1st Prize , Best Film . '' The Fifth Column '' was screened at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival in October 2010 , where it won Best Student Short Film , 1st Prize . It was also presented at the San Sebastian International Film Festival , the Doha Tribeca Film Festival , Beirut Cinema Days , and the Golden Apricot International Film Festival . In January 2011 the film was presented at Emir Kusturica 's Kustendorf Film & Music Festival , and was awarded the Film Critics ' Press Award . The film depicts an atmosphere of desperation in the Armenian quarter Bourj Hammoud , a suburb of Beirut . The film is entirely in Western Armenian dialect
2010 Cannes Film Festival
2010 Cannes Film Festival
The Fifth Column (film)