* CaliforniaDoubling: Many of the battle scenes in Saroyan's [[ShowWithinAShow in-universe film]] are shot in the Alberta badlands, standing in for Armenia.
* FakeNationality: Elias Koteas (who plays Ali) is actually Greek, not Turkish. Doubles as a case of IronyAsSheIsCast, considering the ongoing ethnic tensions between the two groups.
* ReferencedBy: Canadian figure skater Jeffrey Buttle won the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships with [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7k34kh his long program]] set to the ''Ararat'' soundtrack. He is the first and so far the only athlete in the sport to use this film's music for a competitive program.

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