Denial (PG-13)
synopsis
DENIAL recounts Deborah E. Lipstadt's legal battle for historical truth against David Irving, who accused her of libel when she declared him a Holocaust denier. In the English legal system, in cases of libel, the burden of proof is on the defendant, therefore it was up to Lipstadt and her legal team, led by Richard Rampton, to prove the essential truth that the Holocaust occurred.
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Drama
1 hr. 50 min.
Opened September 30th, 2016
MovieGoer Review
It's strangely refreshing to watch a courtroom drama where theatricality doesn't trump meticulous examination and cross-examination. Most movies about law & order, regardless of the factual basis (or lack thereof) of their source material, ... MORE
synopsis
DENIAL recounts Deborah E. Lipstadt's legal battle for historical truth against David Irving, who accused her of libel when she declared him a Holocaust denier. In the English legal system, in cases of libel, the burden of proof is on the defendant, therefore it was up to Lipstadt and her legal team, led by Richard Rampton, to prove the essential truth that the Holocaust occurred.
details
Drama
1 hr. 50 min.
Opened September 30th, 2016
MovieGoer Review
It's strangely refreshing to watch a courtroom drama where theatricality doesn't trump meticulous examination and cross-examination. Most movies about law & order, regardless of the factual basis (or lack thereof) of their source material, ... MORE