Ararat (film)

Ararat
Ararat
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Atom Egoyan
Written by	Atom Egoyan
Produced by	Atom Egoyan; Robert Lantos
Starring	David Alpay; Charles Aznavour; Eric Bogosian; Brent Carver; Marie-Josée Croze; Bruce Greenwood; Arsinée Khanjian; Elias Koteas; Christopher Plummer
Cinematography	Paul Sarossy
Edited by	Susan Shipton
Music by	Mychael Danna
Distributed by	Alliance Atlantis (Canada); ARP Sélection (France)
Release dates	20 May 2002 (Cannes); 4 September 2002 (France); 3 October 2002 (VIFF); 15 November 2002 (United States);
Running time	115 minutes
Countries	Canada; France
Languages	English; Armenian; French; German
Budget	$15.5 million
Box office	$2,743,336

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.

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