A quest for truth... among lies, deception, and denial.
Interrogated by a customs officer, a young man recounts how his life was changed during the making of a film about the Armenian genocide.
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The film's tagline is: "A quest for truth... among lies, deception, and denial."
The runtime is 115 minutes (1h 55m).
The film features dialogue in 5 languages: Armenian, Turkish, German, French, English.
It was a co-production between: Canada, France.
The film was directed by Atom Egoyan.
The screenplay was written by Atom Egoyan.
The score was composed by Mychael Danna.
Cinematography was handled by Paul Sarossy.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0273435.
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97 votes
Ararat
Released
16
, Türkçe, Deutsch, Français, English
Canada, France
