Now arriving in theaters only seven months later is joe berlinger s intent to destroy, a wellintentioned documentary that makes the puzzling miscalculation of upstaging the armenian genocide with the promise. Intent to destroy delivers an account of the events surrounding the horrific events that began in 1915, using archival photographs and film. Intent to destroy embeds with a historic feature production as a springboard to explore the violent history of the armenian genocide and legacy of turkish suppression and denial over the past century. Intent to destroy chronicles the diplomatic pressure, hollywood censorship and legacy of turkish suppression that have conspired to bury the horror of the armenian genocide. Joe berlinger, a prolific documentarian, discusses intent to destroy, his latest hotbutton film. Made in tandem with another maysles employee, bruce sinofsky, the documentary did something nearrevolutionary for the time.
A levelheaded documentary lies behind the hotblooded title of intent to destroy. This is another great soundtrack score from serj tankian. Sep 14, 2017 intent to destroy pulls back the curtain of political resistance and historical amnesia to finally present a more complete account of armenia the genocide, its delayed recognition and a nearly forgotten history of suffering and heroism in the hope of inspiring a collective sense of international justice and humanity. Pulling back the curtain on genocide censorship in hollywood due to u. The plot is about a love triangle that develops between mikael isaac, an armenian medical student, chris bale, a parisbased american journalist, and ana le bon, an armenianborn woman raised in france. Intent to destroy is a stunning examination of genocides roots. The horrors of the death march exclusive at the playlist. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including daddys home 2, murder on the orient express and the price. Intent to destroy arpa international film festival. Director joe berlinger embeds himself on the epic film set of terry georges the promise 2016 to take an unwavering look at the armenian genocide. Historians, scholars, and highprofile filmmakers come together in berlingers cinematic exploration of the tangled web of responsibility that has driven a century of denial by the turkish government and its strategic allies. Nytimes a levelheaded documentary lies behind the hotblooded title of intent to destroy. Intent to destroy, berlingers first film to premiere at tribeca film festival, opened to a sold out theater and was followed by an extensive panel discussion with berlinger, esrailian, bogosian and balakian, as well as carla garabedian, producer of the promise, and john marshall evans, former u.
Genocide film intent to destroy to debut on starz on april 23. Tweets, and blog posts do not represent imdbs opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Nov 08, 2017 as a film, the promise is interesting for its subject and the struggle to get it made, rather than its own drama or technique. Intent to destroy offers a meditative history of the. Oct 12, 2017 intent to destroy film screening film screening on intent to destroy which chronicles the diplomatic pressure, hollywood censorship and legacy of turkish suppression that have conspired to bury the horror of the armenian genocide.
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While there may be no completely dispassionate way to discuss its topic, ken jaworowski wrote in the new york times, the films balance of emotion. Armenian genocide documentary intent to destroy premieres. Though you are fully responsible for the content you post, comments that. The armenian genocide at beldocs intent to destroy. Nov 10, 2017 historians, scholars, and highprofile filmmakers come together in berlingers cinematic exploration of the tangled web of responsibility that has driven a century of denial by the turkish government and its strategic allies. A fter a fiveyear apprenticeship as a producer for the pioneering documentary filmmakers albert and david maysles, joe berlinger launched his directorial career with brothers keeper.
Written by ken jaworowski, november 9, 2017 a levelheaded documentary. Intent to destroy official trailer 2017 armenian genocide. With shohreh aghdashloo, taner akcam, hagop asadourian, peter balakian. Intent to destroy sometimes plays like a dvd extra that might have accompanied the promise, but it does have value of its own in its interviews with historians, philosophers, and filmmakers and its vintage photos and footage. The filminfilm produced by berlinger, chip rosenbloom and eric esrailian depicts the century of sophisticated denial campaigns by the turkish government that perpetrated the armenian genocide in ottoman turkey, and features atom egoyan, christian bale. Intent to destroy is a timely reckoning with the largescale suppression of a historical tragedy. Steven speilberg releases the pentagon papers known for his documentaries such as the paradise lost trilogy and metallica.
On april 22 and 23 awardwinning filmmakers will explore power. Intent to destroy official trailer 2017 armenian genocide documentary movie hd subscribe for more movie trailers here. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. A lot of dvd players around now are region free which play any dvd region. The film, starring shohreh aghdashloo, taner akcam, hagop asadourian, peter balakian, christian bale and many more, currently has a total of one poster available. The film captures the cinematic and political challenges of producing a historically meaningful, bigbudget film in an environment rife with political suppression and threats of retaliation. Oct 31, 2017 intent to destroy official trailer 2017 armenian genocide documentary movie hd subscribe for more movie trailers here. Footage of the armenian genocide shown in documentary intent to destroy by hooshere bezdikian special to asbarez and the armenian weekly new york new york city acclaimed filmmaker joe berlingers documentary feature about the armenian genocide, entitled intent to destroy, premiered on tuesday night at the sva theater during the tribeca film festival. Intent to destroy 2017 tribeca film festival tribeca. While there may be no completely dispassionate way to discuss its topic the armenian genocide the films balance of emotion and composure helps make its stories even stronger. A century of censorship and denial could not extinguish the truth. Berlinger confronts the fraught task of shedding light on the armenian genocide whose witnesses.
In intent to destroy, documentarian joe berlinger attempts to assemble a sort of meditative history of the armenian genocide and its centurylong coverup by the turkish government out of a curious source. Abramorama will release the film theatrically on nov. The documentary intent to destroy includes behindthescenes footage of the. Intent to destroy delivers an account of the events surrounding the horrific events that began in 1915, using archival photographs and film footage and interviews with scholars, historians and.
Some kind of monster, the filmmaker used the production of the promise to make intent to destroy, his own cinematic exploration of the tangled web of responsibility. Abramorama has premiered the official trailer for a documentary titled intent to destroy, an examination of the armenian genocide and the history of denial by the turkish government. Im looking to deleteremove an old activity instance when a new instance of same activity is created, however i need to maintain all other activities in backstack. Intent to destroy is a timely reckoning with the largescale suppression of a. Intent to destroy goes well beyond the genre to build a terse, infuriating case against a monstrous injustice, one with frightening relevance to events today. The filminfilm produced by berlinger, chip rosenbloom and eric esrailian depicts the century of sophisticated denial campaigns by the turkish government that perpetrated the armenian genocide in ottoman turkey, and features atom. Intent to destroy uses the promise as something of a guide, as our.
Some say that the most groundbreaking movies tribeca film festival has to offer are in the documentary. The documentary premiere at this years tribeca film festival and was released in select theaters this past weekend by abramorama. Joe berlingers thirteenth feature documentary intent to destroy explores the violent history of the armenian genocide and legacy of turkish denial over the past. In our era of fabricated news stories and rampant denial of open secrets in hollywood coming to the fore, intent to destroy reveals how suppression of actual events are used to create nations and destroy a people.
Abramorama and gathr films have acquired north american theatrical rights to the joe berlinger documentary intent to destroy, a filmwithina film that centers on the armenian genocide of 1915 and was a critical favorite at this years tribeca and hot docs film festivals. A story with contemporary resonance that reminds us that to allow criminals to rewrite the past is to become compicit in the crime. Joe berlingers armenian genocide film intent to destroy. Berlinger confronts the fraught task of shedding light on the armenian genocide whose witnesses and descendants are still fighting to be officially acknowledged as such by the international community how it was carried out during world war i as the reign of the ottoman empire drew to a close, and how it laid the groundwork for the genocides that followed. Pulling back the curtain on mass murder censorship in hollywood due to u. Nov 09, 2017 a levelheaded documentary lies behind the hotblooded title of intent to destroy. Intent to destroy film screening ucla school of law. While there may be no completely dispassionate way to discuss its topic the armenian genocide the films balance of emotion and composure helps make its. Joe berlingers thirteenth feature documentary intent to destroy explores the violent history of the armenian genocide and legacy of turkish denial over the past century.
Intent to destroy is directed by joe berlinger paradise lost, brothers keeper and explores the violent history of the armenian genocide and legacy of turkish suppression and denial over the past century. Historians, scholars, and highprofile filmmakers come together in berlingers cinematic exploration of the tangled web of responsibility that has driven a century of denial by the turkish. Intent to destroy is divided into three chaptersdeath the genocide, denial the turkish campaign, and depiction the difficulties encountered by those whove tried to tell the storyand focuses primarily on how the turkish government has attempted to erase all evidence of and knowledge about what scholar peter balakian describes as. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. A film straining to sear itself into the consciousness of viewers had rendered itself bland and forgettable. Intent to destroy, which won the best documentary film award at 2017. Nov 10, 2017 a film straining to sear itself into the consciousness of viewers had rendered itself bland and forgettable. The filminfilm produced by berlinger, chip rosenbloom and eric esrailian depicts the century of sophisticated denial campaigns by the turkish government that perpetrated the armenian genocide in ottoman turkey.
While there may be no completely dispassionate way to discuss its. The filminfilm produced by berlinger, chip rosenbloom and eric esrailian depicts the century of sophisticated denial campaigns by the turkish government that perpetrated the armenian genocide in ottoman turkey, and features atom egoyan, christian bale, mike. Nov 09, 2017 nytimes a levelheaded documentary lies behind the hotblooded title of intent to destroy. Documentary director joe berlinger right and director of photography. Berlinger embeds himself and his crew within the production of the promise, a feature that takes place within the 1915 armenian genocide in which 1. As a film, the promise is interesting for its subject and the struggle to get it made, rather than its own drama or technique. It was shot on location in montreal, quebec, canada, with an international cast of european and north american actors. Intent to destroy 2017 pulling back the curtain on mass murder censorship in hollywood due to u. The grigorian family trust and the florida armenian genocide commemoration, inc. Intent to destroy pulls back the curtain of political resistance and historical amnesia to finally present a more complete account of armenia the genocide, its delayed recognition and a nearly forgotten history of suffering and heroism in the hope of inspiring a collective sense of international justice and humanity. Armenian genocide documentary intent to destroy nominated for. Intent to destroy original motion picture soundtrack by.
Nov 08, 2017 intent to destroy delivers an account of the events surrounding the horrific events that began in 1915, using archival photographs and film footage and interviews with scholars, historians and. Intent to destroy soundtrack announced film music reporter. New trailer for intent to destroy doc about the armenian. Written by ken jaworowski, november 9, 2017 a levelheaded documentary lies behind the hotblooded title of intent to destroy. Intent to destroy chronicles the diplomatic pressure, hollywood censorship and. Certainly, the film industry loves a doc about what it doesand it is a passionate line of workbut intent to destroy raises the stakes of this inwardlooking examination significantly. Intent to destroy film screening film screening on intent to destroy which chronicles the diplomatic pressure, hollywood censorship and legacy of turkish suppression that have conspired to bury the horror of the armenian genocide. This is how intent to destroy provides a completely new angle of viewing both the last days of the ottoman empire and the history of enormousscale brutal killings of armenians from 1915 to 1923, along with all the consequences that follow that event until present days.
Intent definition is a usually clearly formulated or planned intention. Berlinger confronts the fraught task of shedding light on the armenian genocide, whose witnesses and descendants are still fighting to be officially acknowledged by the international community, by revealing how it was carried out during world war i. The promise is a 2016 american historical drama film directed by terry george and starring oscar isaac, charlotte le bon and christian bale, set in the final years of the ottoman empire. The film was based on the 1957 novel of the same name by brian moore written under the penname michael bryan.
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