---
title: 'Ararat (2002)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Atom Egoyan'
released: '2002-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 126
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/ararat-2002'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0273435/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Ararat (2002)

2002 · 126 min · Drama, War · France, Canada


## Synopsis

Ararat is a 2002 historical-drama film written and directed by Atom Egoyan and starring Charles Aznavour, Christopher Plummer, David Alpay, Arsinée Khanjian, Eric Bogosian, Bruce Greenwood, and Elias Koteas. It is about a family and film crew in Toronto working on a film based loosely on the 1915 defense of Van during the Armenian genocide. In addition to exploring the human impact of that specific historical event, Ararat examines the nature of truth and its representation through art. The genocide is denied by the Government of Turkey, an issue that partially inspired and is explored in the film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Atom Egoyan](https://cinepixo.com/people/atom-egoyan)
- **Screenplay:** [Atom Egoyan](https://cinepixo.com/people/atom-egoyan)
- **Producer:** [Atom Egoyan](https://cinepixo.com/people/atom-egoyan), [Robert Lantos](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-lantos)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mychael Danna](https://cinepixo.com/people/mychael-danna)
- **Director of Photography:** [Paul Sarossy](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-sarossy)
- **Editor:** [Susan Shipton](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-shipton)

## Cast

- [Marie-Josée Croze](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-josee-croze) as Celia
- [David Alpay](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-alpay) as Raffi
- [Simon Abkarian](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-abkarian) as Arshile Gorky
- [Brent Carver](https://cinepixo.com/people/brent-carver) as Philip
- [Elias Koteas](https://cinepixo.com/people/elias-koteas) as Ali
- [Arsinée Khanjian](https://cinepixo.com/people/arsinee-khanjian) as Ani
- [Eric Bogosian](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-bogosian) as Rouben
- [Charles Aznavour](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-aznavour) as Edward Saroyan
- [Garen Boyajian](https://cinepixo.com/people/garen-boyajian) as Arshile Gorky
- [Bruce Greenwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-greenwood) as Martin Harcourt
- [Christopher Plummer](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-plummer) as David

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Official site: https://miramax.com/movie/ararat/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/ararat-2002
Film facts: Wikidata (Q626304); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.