Denial (2016)

Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel.

Director:

Mick Jackson

Writers:

Deborah Lipstadt (based on the book "History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier" by) (as Deborah E. Lipstadt), David Hare (screenplay by)

Stars:

Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Spall

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rachel Weisz	...	Deborah Lipstadt
Tom Wilkinson	...	Richard Rampton
Timothy Spall	...	David Irving
Andrew Scott	...	Anthony Julius
Jack Lowden	...	James Libson
Caren Pistorius	...	Laura Tyler
Alex Jennings	...	Sir Charles Gray
Harriet Walter	...	Vera Reich
Mark Gatiss	...	Prof. Robert Jan Van Pelt
John Sessions	...	Prof. Richard Evans
Nikki Amuka-Bird	...	Libby Holbrook
Pip Carter	...	Anthony Forbes-Watson
Jackie Clune	...	Heather Rogers
Will Attenborough	...	Thomas Skelton-Robinson
Max Befort	...	Nik Wachsman

Storyline

Based on the acclaimed book "History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier," DENIAL recounts Deborah E. Lipstadt's (Academy Award winner Rachel Weisz) legal battle for historical truth against David Irving (Cannes Award winner Timothy Spall), who accused her of libel when she declared him a Holocaust denier. In the English legal system in Defamation, the burden of proof is on the accused, therefore it was up to Lipstadt and her legal team to prove the essential truth that the Holocaust occurred. Also starring two-time Academy Award nominee Tom Wilkinson, the film is directed by Emmy Award winner Mick Jackson ("Temple Grandin") and adapted for the screen by BAFTA and Academy Award nominated writer David Hare (THE READER). Producers are Gary Foster and Russ Krasnoff.

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Plot Keywords:

anti semitism | courtroom | holocaust denial | holocaust | historian | 

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Taglines:

The whole world knows the Holocaust happened. Now she needs to prove it.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for thematic material and brief strong language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English German Hebrew

Release Date:

21 October 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Negação

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$93,728, 2 October 2016, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$4,072,226, 16 December 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Films, Krasnoff / Foster Entertainment, Participant Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Twice in the movie Deborah Lipstadt is shown out jogging in London whereupon she stops to gaze upon the statue of "Boadicea and Her Daughters" on Westminster Pier. Boadicea was famous as a warrior queen who led an unsuccessful uprising against the Romans.

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Goofs

When Lipstadt is in her London hotel room, the shipping forecast is on the radio. We see the time on the clock as 12.42am. The shipping forecast does not air until 12.48am and is never early.

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Quotes

Deborah Lipstadt: Now, some people are saying that the result of this trial will threaten free speech. I don't accept that. I'm not attacking free speech. On the contrary, I've been defending it against someone who wanted to abuse it. Freedom of speech means you can say whatever you want. What you can't do is lie and expect not to be held accountable for it. Not all opinions are equal. And some things happened, just like we say they do. Slavery happened, the Black Death happened. The Earth is round, the ice caps...

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Connections

Referenced in WatchMojo: Top 10 Great Movies You Missed This Fall (2016)

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Soundtracks

Largo from Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58
Composed by Frédéric Chopin
Performed by Idil Biret
Licensed courtesy of Naxos Rights US Inc

User Reviews

ALL these reviews seem biased towards race bunch of racist idiots

seems like the racist machine went to work on reviewing this film its pretty good overall the film that is but seems pretty obvious that most of these reviews were done for backing the racist propaganda machine its history folks ask a World war two vet that went to Auschwitz or any of the camps for that matter. Albeit some of the parts of the reviews before mine had some valid points on the film ,it seems they always sung back to trying to rewrite history, sorry racists it happened deal with it.