In the 1990s, impassioned and articulate American professor Deborah Lipstadt (Academy Award-winner Rachel Weisz) published a book, Denying The Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory. Soon after, a prominent ‘denier’ referenced in Lipstadt’s work, David Irving (BAFTA-nominee Timothy Spall), sues her for defamation.
Suddenly, under the rule of the English legal system, Lipstadt must prove that the Holocaust occurred in order to discredit Irving and clear her name. She is matched with a brilliant but eccentric barrister, Richard Rampton (Tom Wilkinson), who asks Deborah to buy into a unique and daring strategy — remain silent. Neither Deborah nor a single Holocaust survivor is to take the stand during their defence, thereby avoiding any possibility of emotional bias.
From the screenwriter of The Reader and The Hours, Denial is a remarkable procedural drama based on true events.
Directed by Mick Jackson and starring Rachel Weisz, Timothy Spall and Tom Wilkinson. In cinemas April 13, 2017.
RACQ Living has 20 double passes to give away.
Competition closes 5pm on March 31, 2017. Competition drawn 3pm on April 3, 2017.
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