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ARARAT, Atom Egoyan's mysterious drama about the horrors of the largely unknown Armenian genocide in Turkey, unrolls through a film within the film (also titled ARARAT). Jumping back and forth in time, Egoyan weaves together the lives of several people. Ari (Arsinee Khanjian), an art historian, is an advisor on the film. Her .. Read more

Starring	David Alpay, Eric Bogosian, Charles Aznavour
Director	Atom Egoyan
Genres	Drama

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  a film lost
  
  Shindlers List took a genocide and made it understandable through its terrifying horror. This took a similar genocide, with its no less brutality and ... read more »
  
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  - Rye, Sussex
  - 27 May 2005 at 23:52
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  - 0
  Quite tedious in places
  
  Bits of this film drag on forever, bits of it suffer from crappy acting and poor direction. You'll know when to feel sad as the violins go up to 11 and it&#... read more »
  
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- - cptrelentless
  - 33 reviews
  - London
  - 04 Feb 2012 at 00:33
- - 0
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  Genocide can never be hidden regardless how much Turkey tries….
  
  As I am Jewish through my maternal line, one of the most shocking lines in the film is…”do you know how Hitler convinced his generals to commit ... read more »
  
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- 1082912
- - twosoddingcats
  - 80 reviews
  - Kingston-upon-Thames
  - 17 Jan 2012 at 19:14
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  - 1
  A must watch movie, i want to give 10 stars out of 5
  
  is it a love story?, is it suspense story or is it a political story, you need to watch it to find out. Without giving much away i have read about armenian ... read more »
  
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- - carlisle doc
  - Carlisle
  - 31 Dec 2010 at 08:58
- - 2
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  utterly superb
  
  Amazing film that will challenge you intellectually and aesthetically, This film examines the very nature of truth. Christopher Plummer and Charles Aznavour ... read more »
  
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- 781796
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  - xmaseveeve
  - 18 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 09 Jul 2009 at 15:32
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  - 1
  Not impressive
  
  Although the subject matter is interesting, this is not a decent story line and it is poorly acted
  
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- - Randomfilmbuff
  - 327 reviews
  - London
  - 01 Jul 2009 at 16:38
- - 3
  - 0
  Armenian Genocide
  
  Telling a true story will make this a sad film to watch, however, if you want to know the Real Truth of The Armenian Genocide and the rest, this is a MUST SEE ... read more »
  
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- - www.iNFODUDE.net/ArmenianGenocide
  - London, UK.
  - 20 Mar 2007 at 14:50
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  The Ethnic Cleansing of Ottoman Muslims
  
  Biased western world always see one side of the past. Read the following book and visit the web site for an unbiased view...
  
  Excerpts from Death and ... read more »
  
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  - Worcester, UK
  - 22 Feb 2007 at 11:44
- - 2
  - 1
  Turks are evil c*nts
  
  The guy who wrote 'Ermenian genocide accusation is a fiction and a political game' is obviously Turkish and a Genocide denier. Piss off and die - the ... read more »
  
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  - Planet Earth unlike the reviewer I am on about
  - 21 Jul 2006 at 12:37
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  Ermenian genocide accusation is a fiction and a political game
  
  Genocide is a word bristling with passion and moral depravity. It typically evokes images of Jews dying like cattle in Nazi cyanide chambers in Auschwitz, ... read more »
  
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  - England
  - 17 May 2006 at 20:45
- - 3
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  Like reading a great book
  
  Egoyan is brilliant at multi-layering his films so that from watching them you get a similar feeling to when you read a great book.
  
  This is really ... read more »
  
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  - Bedford
  - 14 Mar 2006 at 16:52
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- - 7
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  a film lost
  
  Shindlers List took a genocide and made it understandable through its terrifying horror. This took a similar genocide, with its no less brutality and ... read more »
  
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- 108516
- [Highly rated reviewer]
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  - Rye, Sussex
  - 27 May 2005 at 23:52
- - 5
  - 0
  Good, but doesn't live up to expectations
  
  'Who remembers the Armenian Genocide' are words reported to have been said by Hitler when justifying the Jewish Holocaust. Today the Armenians have ... read more »
  
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- 192232
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  - Camberley, Surrey
  - 10 Jan 2006 at 22:42
- - 3
  - 0
  While I liked this ...
  
  While I liked this film, I'm getting to thinking that The Sweet Hereafter, one of my top films ever, was a one-off from Atom Egoyan. I've seen Exotica, ... read more »
  
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- - James#158
  - DURHAM
  - 26 Oct 2004 at 13:39
- - 3
  - 0
  Like reading a great book
  
  Egoyan is brilliant at multi-layering his films so that from watching them you get a similar feeling to when you read a great book.
  
  This is really ... read more »
  
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- 218740
- - a customer
  - Bedford
  - 14 Mar 2006 at 16:52
- - 3
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  Armenian Genocide
  
  Telling a true story will make this a sad film to watch, however, if you want to know the Real Truth of The Armenian Genocide and the rest, this is a MUST SEE ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 421998
- - www.iNFODUDE.net/ArmenianGenocide
  - London, UK.
  - 20 Mar 2007 at 14:50
- - 3
  - 2
  Disappointing history lesson
  
  Atom Egoyan's films have always been challenging for the viewer but generally they have had more substance than this heartfelt but incredibly preachy ... read more »
  
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- - CLTW
  - Kent
  - 12 Jul 2004 at 17:19
- - 2
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  utterly superb
  
  Amazing film that will challenge you intellectually and aesthetically, This film examines the very nature of truth. Christopher Plummer and Charles Aznavour ... read more »
  
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- 781796
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  - xmaseveeve
  - 18 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 09 Jul 2009 at 15:32
- - 2
  - 1
  Turks are evil c*nts
  
  The guy who wrote 'Ermenian genocide accusation is a fiction and a political game' is obviously Turkish and a Genocide denier. Piss off and die - the ... read more »
  
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- 266445
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  - Planet Earth unlike the reviewer I am on about
  - 21 Jul 2006 at 12:37
- - 1
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  I met Atom Egoyan!
  
  Keep in mind I'm horribly biased being a Canadian reared on Egoyan films, and meeting the man himself on several ocassions (as well as Cronenburg), but this... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Battle
  - 11 Oct 2004 at 20:12
- - 0
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  Genocide can never be hidden regardless how much Turkey tries….
  
  As I am Jewish through my maternal line, one of the most shocking lines in the film is…”do you know how Hitler convinced his generals to commit ... read more »
  
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- 1082912
- - twosoddingcats
  - 80 reviews
  - Kingston-upon-Thames
  - 17 Jan 2012 at 19:14

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  ARARAT, Atom Egoyan's mysterious drama about the horrors of the largely unknown Armenian genocide in Turkey, unrolls through a film within the film (also titled ARARAT). Jumping back and forth in time, Egoyan weaves together the lives of several people. Ari (Arsinee Khanjian), an art historian, is ...