Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Of 2025Holiday Watch GuideGotham AwardsCelebrity PhotosSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
IMDbPro

Architects of Denial

  • 2017
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
267
YOUR RATING
Architects of Denial (2017)
DocumentaryHistoryWar

Featuring Julian Assange, George Clooney, and brutal witness accounts, this film explores the controversy surrounding the Armenian genocide and persecution of Middle Eastern Christians, incl... Read allFeaturing Julian Assange, George Clooney, and brutal witness accounts, this film explores the controversy surrounding the Armenian genocide and persecution of Middle Eastern Christians, including the U.S. politicians who deny it occurred.Featuring Julian Assange, George Clooney, and brutal witness accounts, this film explores the controversy surrounding the Armenian genocide and persecution of Middle Eastern Christians, including the U.S. politicians who deny it occurred.

  • Director
    • David Lee George
  • Writer
    • Robert Corsini
  • Stars
    • Taner Akçam
    • Tjagharyan Movses Amaya
    • Movses Aneshyan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    267
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • David Lee George
    • Writer
      • Robert Corsini
    • Stars
      • Taner Akçam
      • Tjagharyan Movses Amaya
      • Movses Aneshyan
    • 10User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Photos17

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    + 13
    View Poster

    Top Cast55

    Edit
    Taner Akçam
    Taner Akçam
    • Self - Historian & Sociologist
    Tjagharyan Movses Amaya
    • Self - Operation Ring Survivor
    Movses Aneshyan
    • Self
    Julian Assange
    Julian Assange
    • Self - WikiLeaks founder
    Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte
    • Self - Author…
    Rimma Avanesyan
    • Self - Sumgait Survivor
    David Babayan
    • Self - Spokesman for the Office of President in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
    Jonathan Babington-Heina
    • Self - Capitol Hill journalist
    Aregak Bagirianm
    • Self
    George W. Bush
    George W. Bush
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Nuon Chea
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Bill Clinton
    Bill Clinton
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Hillary Clinton
    Hillary Clinton
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    George Clooney
    George Clooney
    • Self
    Caroline Cox
    • Self - House of Lords
    Vitaliy Danielyan
    • Self
    Thomas de Waal
    • Self - Author…
    Abdullah Demirbas
    • Self - Former Mayor of Sur, Diyarbakir (Turkey)
    • Director
      • David Lee George
    • Writer
      • Robert Corsini
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews10

    7.7267
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10

    Featured reviews

    10arsenmk-06963

    Great film

    If you don't know about Armenian Genocide, this is the fastest way to get a pretty good idea about it, so watch it. If you know about it, and you know it happened, then this will just bring up some memories and also some tears, so you choose. If you know about it, but you think it had never happened, then most likely you're from Azerbaijan or Turkey, and you have to watch this.

    For more serious people interested in world history, this is a really good collection of facts expressed by famous as well as ordinary people who witnessed or who heard the stories from witnesses. One cannot remain indifferent while watching this film and imagining what really happened, what can still happen if people keep on caring only about money.
    10missasiral

    Amazing documentary

    I just saw this documentary and I cried so hard. I learned so much about genocides around the world and I don't understand why we don't here about any of this on the news. This was all new to me. Great documentary. If you want to see something informative but at the same time emotional go and see this documentary.
    10biiianca

    Architects of Denial Uncovered

    Well-made and informative, this documentary takes a deep look through untold stories and fascinating interviews with people like Julian Assange that give context to real histories that have been left out. The film-makers have done deep research and know meticulously their important subject matter. At a time when the Armenian Genocide is still denied for political gain, this is an extremely timely piece. I highly recommend it for all.
    10mariavonn

    amazing stories

    Montel Williams and Dean Cain the executive producers of this documentary did an amazing job. The stories presented in this documentary are very powerful. They present a lady that is 108 years old that survived the Armenian Genocide committed by Turks. Her story alone is worth of a documentary or even a movie. They also present us some more recent stories of people that survived genocide 20 years ago. Amazing stories!
    MatthewHKlein

    Compelling

    I live down the street and this was playing this week, so my wife and I saw it this weekend. Having known nothing about the subject before seeing this documentary, I found it extremely informative and makes the clear case that there was an Armenian Genocide, it laid the groundwork for the Jewish holocaust, and now there is a clear effort by US politicians to cover it up and ignore it. It's actually so effective that whenever a congressman is interviewed in the movie and they deny it, it's laughable because we now have been shown the truth and evidence. Julian Assange comes off very well as does George Clooney. Nice shots of an area of the world that people don't typically experience.

    More like this

    Hate Among Us
    5.4
    Hate Among Us
    Shadows of Liberty
    7.7
    Shadows of Liberty
    The New Radical
    6.9
    The New Radical
    Orange Is the New Black
    8.0
    Orange Is the New Black

    Related interests

    Dziga Vertov in Man with a Movie Camera (1929)
    Documentary
    Liam Neeson in Schindler's List (1993)
    History
    Band of Brothers (2001)
    War

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Quotes

      Himself - WikiLeaks founder: [from trailer] Turkey has gone around the world aggressively lobbying to make sure there are no references to the Armenian Genocide.

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • October 6, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Website
    • Languages
      • English
      • Armenian
      • Turkish
    • Also known as
      • Arquitetos da Negação
    • Filming locations
      • USA
    • Production company
      • Montel Media Group
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $65,424
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $58,472
      • Oct 8, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $65,424
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      • 1h 42m(102 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb App
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.