- California Doubling: Many of the battle scenes in Saroyan's in-universe film are shot in the Alberta badlands, standing in for Armenia.
- Fake Nationality: Elias Koteas (who plays Ali) is actually Greek, not Turkish. Doubles as a case of Irony as She Is Cast, considering the ongoing ethnic tensions between the two groups.
- Referenced by...: Canadian figure skater Jeffrey Buttle won the 2008 World Figure Skating Championships with 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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