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The renowned screenwriter Jose Rivera, best known for his work in The Motorcycle Diaries, is set to work on the cinematic production of Micheline Marcom’s book Three Apples Fell From Heaven, a novel based on the Armenian Genocide.After being introduced to the book by his wife, Sona Tatoyan, Rivera fell in love with it and was reported to have recently optioned the rights to the story.

According to the LA Times, Rivera sees this project as not just having the potential to be a great film, but “the Armenian community’s equivalent to ‘Schindler’s List.'”