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Screamers
| Rating: | R (for disturbing images of genocide and language) |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Release Date: | December 8, 2006 |
| Running time: | 91 minutes |
| Cast: | John Dolmayan, Daron Malakian, Shavo Odadjian, Serj Tankian |
| Director: | Carla Garapedian |
| Producer: | Peter McAlevey, Tim Swain |
| Distributor: | Maya Entertainment |
Description: This documentary feature examines the history and politics ofgenocide in the 20th and 21st centuries. Through the rock band Systemof a Down's personal campaign to stop all genocides, Pulitzer prizewinner Samantha Power, survivors and whistleblowers, the filmexamines the Armenian genocide in 1915 and its links to theHolocaust, Rwanda, Bosnia, the Iraqi Kurds and today's genocide inDarfur. The film shows how successive U.S. presidents and corporateinterests have conspired to turn a blind eye to genocides as they arehappening. We say 'never again' but we don't mean it.
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