A Slap in the Face; Armenian: Կտոր մը երկինք; Russian: Пощёчина) is a 1980 Soviet romantic comedy-drama film directed by Henrik Malyan, based on Vahan Totovents's story "Light Blue Flowers".

It is a societal critique told through the love story between Torik, a shy outcast saddle maker, and Anjel, a prostitute.

His uncle tries to interest in his profession, making saddles for donkeys, but the boy dreams only of freedom from Armenia's repressive society of the 1930s.

[1][2][3] In 1980 Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote that the film is "acted and directed as straightforwardly as can be, and in this regard it is oddly refreshing.

"[4] The Armenian Reporter wrote, "The tempo and spirit of the film are joyous and the surprise ending literally takes you out of your seat".