Ararat (2002)

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Rating: R

Release Date: Nov 15, 2002

Running Time: 126 mins.

Country Of Origin: United States

Country Of Origin: Canada

starring: Bruce Greenwood, Christopher Plummer, Eric Bogosian, Elias Koteas, Charles Aznavour, Brent Carver, David Alpay, Arsinee Khanjian, Raoul Bhaneja, Marie-Josee Croze

director: Atom Egoyan

Ararat

The estranged members of a contemporary Armenian family are faced both with Turkey's denial of their catastrophic past and with their own complicated future: A mother who only wants peace, a young woman who wants nothing but retribution, and a young man whose journey to uncover his roots is jeopardizing his future.

The story takes place in modern-day Canada as art historian Ani (Arsinée Khanjian) is working as a consultant on Ararat, a period movie about the Armenian genocide of 1915 that features an artist on whom she is an expert. Meanwhile, conflicted over his Armenian heritage, Ani's 18-year-old son, Raffi (David Alpay), travels to Turkey to ''find himself'' and learn more about his people. He returns home with several 35mm film canisters that prompt customs official David (Christopher Plummer) to stop…