Storyline
2010 documentary film on the Armenian Genocide by the Young Turk government of the Ottoman Empire during World War I. It is based on eyewitness reports by European and American personnel stationed in the Near East at the time, Armenian survivors and other contemporary witnesses which are recited by modern German actors.
Cast & Crew
Martina Gedeck
Alma Johansson
Lead
Sylvester Groth
Martin Niepage
Sandra Hüller
Tacy Atkinson
Burghart Klaußner
Jakob Künzler
Charlotte Schwab
Karen Jeppe
Ludwig Trepte
Hambardzoum Sahakian
Friedrich von Thun
Henry Morgenthau
Hannah Herzsprung
Tagouhi Antonian
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Eric Friedler's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Aghet is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
