Ararat (film)
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| Directed by | Atom Egoyan |
| Produced by | Atom Egoyan Robert Lantos |
| Written by | Atom Egoyan |
| Starring |
Charles Aznavour Christopher Plummer David Alpay Arsinée Khanjian Eric Bogosian |
| Music by | Mychael Danna |
| Cinematography | Paul Sarossy |
| Edited by | Susan Shipton |
| Distributed by | Miramax Films |
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115 min. |
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Canada France |
| Language | English Armenian French German |
| Budget | $15.5 million |
| Box office | $2,743,336 |
Ararat is a 2002 Canadian-French 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 disputed by the Government of Turkey.
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.
In Toronto, an Armenian Canadian family is headed by Ani, a widow whose husband attempted to assassinate a Turkish ambassador. Her adult son Raffi is involved in a sexual affair with Celia, who has accused Ani of pushing her father off of a cliff, while Ani insists he slipped and fell. Ani gives art history presentations on Armenian American painter Arshile Gorky, with Celia constantly attending and publicly heckling Ani about concealing the truth.
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