A grieving mother defies an Armenian ritual and tests the limits of tradition. | I Promised Her Life

» Subscribe for the world's best short films: » Get some merch: I Promised Her Life is used with permission from Robert Nazar Arjoyan and Garuna Film Group. Learn more at and THE BEST OF OMELETO » Celebrities on Omeleto: » Best of Omeleto: » Millions on Omeleto: OMELETO ON SOCIAL Instagram: Twitter: Facebook: Reddit: Armenian-American Elena has recently lost her daughter Sevan, putting the mother in the heartwrenching position of burying her offspring, with whom she had a distant relationship. In the throes of her grief, disbelief and anger, she returns from the funeral but refuses to follow the Armenian tradition of washing hands before entering the home, which is s