'' Ravished Armenia '' , also known as '' Auction of Souls '' , is a 1919 American silent film based on the autobiographical book '' Ravished Armenia '' by Arshaluys ( Aurora ) Mardiganian , who also played the lead role in the film . The film , which depicts the 1915 Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman Empire from the point of view of Armenian survivor Mardiganian , who plays herself in the film , survives in an incomplete form
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Ravished Armenia (film)