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Intent to Destroy

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Filmmaker Joe Berlinger meets with historians and scholars to discuss the Armenian Genocide by exploring the tangled web of responsibility that has driven a century of denial by the Turkish government and its strategic allies.

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Walter V. Addiego San Francisco Chronicle 01/11/2018
3/4
The film deserves viewing, especially by those unfamiliar with this series of horrific events. Go to Full Review Peter Debruge Variety 11/11/2017
Delivers a lucid, elegant (insofar as that is possible) and reasonably level-headed analysis of the issues that have clouded conversation around the Armenian Genocide. Go to Full Review Matt Fagerholm RogerEbert.com 11/10/2017
2.5/4
A sporadically successful indictment of how U.S. policy has been synonymous with alternative facts. Go to Full Review Sherilyn Connelly SF Weekly 01/12/2018
Intent to Destroy may not inspire many people to watch The Promise - which is currently streamable on Amazon - but at least The Promise allowed Intent to Destroy to be made. Go to Full Review Daniel Eagan Film Journal International 11/15/2017
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. Go to Full Review Joe Bendel Epoch Times 11/10/2017
3.5/5
There is quite a bit of fascinating history and timely exposures of human rights violations. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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08/27/2021 An important topic and I learned a lot. Just the way it was made wasn't to my liking necessarily. See more 05/06/2018 horrific and chilling! I just saw it today on Starz See more 02/21/2018 I just got home from seeing this movie. Powerful, sad, depressing hopeless...and yet the Armenian people are hopeful people, raising families, excelling in the arts, sciences, business, and continuing to push for recognition that the 1.5 million killed in 1915 were victims not of World War 1, but of a thoughtful, planned, effort to exterminate the entire race...genocide. It is a period in history that is rarely taught, I highly encourage anyone who has the slightest interest in learning something new to see this film. See more 11/13/2017 Great documentary. It's worth seeing it. I saw it today. See more 11/09/2017 Excellent documentary - well worth the watch See more 11/09/2017 A must see for ANYONE who believes in truth and wants to know about one of the greatest unpunished crimes of the 20th century stilll being denied today. See more Read all reviews
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Joe Berlinger

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Shohreh Aghdashloo

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Taner Akçam

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Christian Bale

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Ian Bedford

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Eric Bogosian

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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Joe Berlinger meets with historians and scholars to discuss the Armenian Genocide by exploring the tangled web of responsibility that has driven a century of denial by the Turkish government and its strategic allies.
Director
Joe Berlinger
Producer
Joe Berlinger, Eric Esrailian, Chip Rosenbloom
Screenwriter
Joe Berlinger, Cy Christiansen
Distributor
Abramorama
Production Co
Third Eye Motion Picture Company, Survival Pictures
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 10, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 2, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$13.2K
Runtime
1h 55m