Namus (Armenian: Նամուս, meaning "honor") is a 1925 silent drama film by Hamo Beknazarian,[1] based on Alexander Shirvanzade's 1885 novel of the same name,[2] which denounces the despotic rites and customs of Caucasian families.

[9] Hamo Beknazarian, who was an actor prior to the 1917 Revolution, became actively involved in directing films after the Bolsheviks took over.

[13] When asked about the film, Hamo Beknazarian said "I wanted to set the power of custom in the pillory, that stupid force of the concept of 'father's honor'".

[11] The film had incredible success and brought Beknazarian to fame in the Soviet Union, which helped him in his later works, making him the founder of Armenian cinematography.

[11][13][14] This version was first shown in Cinéma Le Balzac in Paris in November 2005[13] and then in Moscow Cinema in Yerevan in April 2010.