Ararat

Ararat (2002)

  • 56% of critics liked it
    (75 reviews)

  • 69% of users liked it
    (4,424 ratings)

Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan explores his Armenian heritage, and how the country's tragic history has touched several generations of the nation's expatriates, in this ambitious drama. Edward Saroyan (Charles Aznavour), a veteran filmmaker of Armenian descent, is in Toronto shooting a film about… More

R, 2 hr. 6 min.
Directed By
Atom Egoyan
Written By
Atom Egoyan
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Nov 15, 2002 Wide
On DVD
Jul 22, 2003
Miramax Films

Critic Reviews

  • Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News

    Egoyan's movie is too complicated to sustain involvement, and, if you'll excuse a little critical heresy, too intellectually ambitious.

  • Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee

    The work of an artist tormented by his heritage, using his storytelling ability to honor the many faceless victims.

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    In a strange way, Egoyan has done too much. He's worked too hard on this movie.

  • Glenn Lovell, San Jose Mercury News

    Given the convoluted approach -- and tongue-tied delivery -- we're left to conclude that Egoyan's emotions got the better of him this time.

  • Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

    Has the obsessiveness and audacity of a film that had to be made or its filmmaker would have combusted.

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  • Eduardo C


    It would have been simple enough to make a straightforward film about the Armenian genocide (the first genocide of the 20th century and the original holocaust). What Atom Egoyan has done here is make a film that is permeated with a primal rage at the apathy and the ignorance about the… More

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