Denial
When university professor Deborah E. Lipstadt includes World War II historian David Irving in a book about Holocaust deniers, Irving accuses her of libel and sparks a legal battle for historical truth. Now Deborah must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred.
10 May 1957, Essex, England, UK
17 October 1966, Sedgefield, England, UK
3 March 1981, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
11 May 1950, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
May 06, 2017
If there's anybody left who's in any doubt about the versatility, range and sheer courage of British acting legend Timothy Spall, his performance in this searing Holocaust drama will set you straight.
April 19, 2017
Much of its success can be attributed to the calibre of the three central performances.
October 13, 2016
Facts and opinions duke it out in this thought-provoking if slightly low-key drama based on true events.
April 18, 2017
Makes for fascinating viewing.
October 13, 2016
Ultimately "Denial' works, thanks to its strong cast - particularly Spall, who gives Irving a slightly mad gleefulness, and Weisz, whose smart, tough Deborah chafes against the quiet acquiescence expected of her.
October 14, 2016
Hare's screenplay (based on Lipstadt's book) is smart and engaging, and veteran director Mick Jackson ("The Bodyguard") treats the material with the heft it deserves.
October 07, 2016
It is a particularly difficult and complex case to dramatize and this clever film with its impressive cast mainly succeeds.
October 13, 2016
As courtroom dramas go, Denial is somewhat sedate.
April 24, 2017
Denial plays out a bit like the English: understated, with its explosions of the intellectual kind.
April 17, 2017
A film of judgments that is as circumspect and academic as it is exciting. [Full review in Spanish]
October 14, 2016
It's strangely refreshing to watch a courtroom drama where theatricality doesn't trump meticulous examination and cross-examination.
April 18, 2017
As Irving, Timothy Spall is wonderfully loathsome. What brings an emotional complexity to the story, however, is Rachel Weisz's bold characterisation of the unsympathetic Lipstadt.
