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Ararat (2002) -- Interrogated by a customs officer, a young man recounts how his life was changed during the making of a film about the Armenian genocide claims.

Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   6,349 votes
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Director:
Atom Egoyan
Writer:
Atom Egoyan (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
4 September 2002 (France) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
A Quest For Truth... Among Lies, Deception And Denial. more
Plot:
Interrogated by a customs officer, a young man recounts how his life was changed during the making of a film about the Armenian genocide claims. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
12 wins & 9 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(11 articles)
Atom Egoyan interview for "Adoration"
 (From Movie Jungle. 22 May 2009)

Film: Review: Adoration
 (From The AV Club. 14 May 2009, 12:02 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Egoyan's worst. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Simon Abkarian ... Arshile Gorky
Charles Aznavour ... Edward

Christopher Plummer ... David

Arsinée Khanjian ... Ani
Setta Keshishian ... Dinner Guest / Wailing Mother

David Alpay ... Raffi
Shant Srabian ... Dinner Guest #3 / Doctor #1
Marie-Josée Croze ... Celia

Elias Koteas ... Ali / Jevdet Bay
Brent Carver ... Philip

Max Morrow ... Tony
Christie MacFadyen ... Janet
Dawn Roach ... Customs Officer

Garen Boyajian ... Young Gorky
Lousnak Abdalian ... Gorky's Mother
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence, sexuality/nudity and language.
Runtime:
USA:115 min
Country:
Canada | France
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Calgary, Alberta, Canada more

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Quotes:
Raffi: But he thinks Turkey was at war with Armenia. Doesn't it bother you that he doesn't get the history?
Edward Saroyan: No, not really.
Raffi: I mean why didn't you explain to him that we were citizens, we were Turkish citizens. We had a right to be protected.
Edward Saroyan: Are you driving him home?
Raffi: Yeah.
Edward Saroyan: Huh. Take this.
[hands him dollar bills]
Edward Saroyan: Buy him a bottle of champagne. Let him think that he has done something special.
Raffi: Something special? I'm sorry, Mr Saroyan, I don't think I understand.
Edward Saroyan: Young man, do you know what still causes so much pain? It's not the people we lost, or the land. It's to know that we could be so hated. Who are these people, who could hate us so much? How can they still deny their hatred? And so hate us... hate us even more?
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Referenced in Film Geek (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Mystery more

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63 out of 117 people found the following comment useful:-
Egoyan's worst., 4 April 2004
3/10
Author: ChrisWN from Santa Cruz, CA

I ran out to see this in the theater since Egoyan was one of my favorite director's (that was until I saw this movie), with The Adjuster & Exotica my favorites. His talent has been on the decline since Exotica, perhaps because he can't make a film without his wife in it (Felicia's Journey being the exception). In this film she is awful, but so are most of the actors. This film was the biggest disappointment in 2002 for me. This is a message film & the message is: Turks committed genocide agaist Armenians & genocide is bad. Otherwise, the film did nothing to impart knowledge of the historical events that are supposed to be the basis for the film. The acting is universally wooden. The storyline was poorly written. A completely lifeless film. I'm surprised by all the 10's it has received. 3/10

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