Ararat (2002)

Directed by

Atom Egoyan

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

France, Canada

Runtime

2h 06m

Rated

16

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 99 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Canadian film crew makes a movie about the Armenian genocide. The story follows their work and a family connected to the tragedy.

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What happens

Ararat is a 2002 historical-drama film written and directed by Atom Egoyan and starring Charles Aznavour, Christopher Plummer, David Alpay, Arsinée Khanjian, Eric Bogosian, Bruce Greenwood, and Elias Koteas. It is about a family and film crew in Toronto working on a film based loosely on the 1915 defense of Van during the Armenian genocide. In addition to exploring the human impact of that specific historical event, Ararat examines the nature of truth and its representation through art. The genocide is denied by the Government of Turkey, an issue that partially inspired and is explored in the film. The film was featured out of competition at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. It won five awards at the 23rd Genie Awards, including Best Motion Picture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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