Denial

Dir. Mick Jackson
Victoria Hall
21 Nov 2019 8:00pm - 10:00pm

UK/US 2016, 110 mins (dir. Mick Jackson) starring Rachel Weisz, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Spall, Andrew Scott, Jack Lowden, Caren Pistorius and Alex Jennings.

Based on the acclaimed book History on Trial: My Day with A Holocaust Denier, this film, scripted by David Hare, recounts historian Deborah Lipstadt’s legal battle for historical truth against Nazi scholar David Irving, who accused her of libel when she declared him a Holocaust denier. As the burden of proof is on the accused in the UK courts, Lipstadt can only defend herself by proving the essential truth – that the Holocaust occurred. Filmed mainly in court – the detailed cross-examination is both chilling and gripping – Lipstadt and her barrister also travel to Auschwitz. The film was nominated for Outstanding British Film of the Year in the 2017 BAFTAs.

Doors open at 7.30pm. Free drinks available. Film starts at 8pm.

The Highgate Film Society operates on a membership subscription basis and membership is open to all: you do not have to be a member of the HLSI in order to join.

Subscription films are shown in the Victoria Hall.   Except where otherwise stated, doors open at 7.30pm and films start at 8pm.  Complimentary wine and juice are available before every performance and, for longer films, during an interval.

The subscription films in our 2019/20 season are listed below. The first film is free. Non-HFS members are also very welcome to attend any non-subscription events taking place during the season.

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