Denial Film Review - a courtroom drama pursuing truth and justice. (may contain spoilers)
This film is based on actual events, films based on a true story are by far my favourite.
Made by BBC Films (you know you're in safe hands).
This film follows the court case that David Irving brought against professor Deborah Lipstadt. She accused him of being a Holocaust denier, her evidence showed that he persistently and deliberately misrepresented and manipulated historical evidence to suit his book.
Irving intended to stop Lipstadt saying he was falsifying the truth. She was confident of the "truth" and needed to prove what happened in Auschwitz.
Lipstadt hired a legal team to defend her in the British courts where they put the burden on the defendant to prove the "truth.", this legal team traveled to Auschwitz to conduct research and gather evidence, these scenes were particularly moving.
Lipstadt and the survivors were not allowed to testify since this would have resulted in their experience being questioned and ultimately this was not the reason the case was brought, there was a good chance the case would have been compromised if their emotions were examined.
The film accurately follows the actual courtroom drama as the script was based on the actual trial transcript, a complicated case heard only by a judge as it was considered too complicated for a standard jury made up of the general public to evaluate.
There were truly outstanding performances from Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Spall and Andrew Scott.
Extremely highly recommended viewing.
10/10.
Made by BBC Films (you know you're in safe hands).
This film follows the court case that David Irving brought against professor Deborah Lipstadt. She accused him of being a Holocaust denier, her evidence showed that he persistently and deliberately misrepresented and manipulated historical evidence to suit his book.
Irving intended to stop Lipstadt saying he was falsifying the truth. She was confident of the "truth" and needed to prove what happened in Auschwitz.
Lipstadt hired a legal team to defend her in the British courts where they put the burden on the defendant to prove the "truth.", this legal team traveled to Auschwitz to conduct research and gather evidence, these scenes were particularly moving.
Lipstadt and the survivors were not allowed to testify since this would have resulted in their experience being questioned and ultimately this was not the reason the case was brought, there was a good chance the case would have been compromised if their emotions were examined.
The film accurately follows the actual courtroom drama as the script was based on the actual trial transcript, a complicated case heard only by a judge as it was considered too complicated for a standard jury made up of the general public to evaluate.
There were truly outstanding performances from Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Spall and Andrew Scott.
Extremely highly recommended viewing.
10/10.
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