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Intent to Destroy

Intent to Destroy: Death, Denial & Depiction

2017

Documentary, Self: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Christian Bale, Eric Bogosian ...

Documentary Academy Award nominated director Joe Berlinger embeds himself on the epic film set of Terry George's 'The Promise' (2016) to take an unwavering look at the Armenian Genocide. Historians, scholars and filmmakers come together in Berlinger's cinematic exploration of the tangled web of responsibility that has driven a century of denial by the Turkish government and its strategic allies.

	Media	Author	Review
		Elise Nakhnikian Slant	"It explains the importance of that chapter in human history and examines the century-long denial campaign by the Turkish government"
		Ken Jaworowski The New York Times	"The film’s balance of emotion and composure helps make its stories even stronger (...) Berlinger’s plan is smart as well as symbolic"
		Alan Scherstuhl Village Voice	"Offers a meditative history of the Armenian Genocide (...) It does have value of its own in its interviews with historians, philosophers, and filmmakers and its vintage photos and footage."
		Peter Debruge Variety	"[It] offers insight and context to the atrocities it depicts (...) A lucid, elegant (insofar as that is possible) and reasonably level-headed analysis"
		Matt Fagerholm rogerebert.com	"'Intent to Destroy' may be an imperfect film, but it’s still an important one (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"

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