Summaries

The first Genocide of the 20th century when over a million Armenians died at the hands of the Ottoman Turks during World War I, between 1915 and 1918.

This documentary deals with an old, and very sore, subject: the deaths, mostly between 1915 and 1918, of anywhere from several hundred thousand to perhaps 1.5 million Armenian civilians living in the eastern Anatolia region of Turkey during the rule of the "Young Turks" of the Ottoman Empire as World War I engulfed Europe. Featuring interviews with the leading experts in the field such as Pulitzer Prize-winning author Samantha Power and New York Times best-selling author, Peter Balakian, this film features never-before-seen historical footage of the events and key players of one of the greatest untold stories of the 20th century.—PBS Ombudsman

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Keywords
  • interview
  • witness
  • genocide
  • ottoman empire
  • turkey
Genres
  • History
  • War
  • Documentary
Release date Apr 16, 2006
Countries of origin United States
Official sites Official site
Language English
Filming locations France
Production companies Two Cats Productions

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