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Screamers

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Members of the rock band System of a Down, who are of Armenian descent, join forces with filmmaker Carla Garapedian to chronicle the history of modern genocide, beginning with the Turkish slaughter of Armenians in 1915 to the 21st-century atrocities in Darfur, Sudan.
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A raw and urgent snapshot of a band and the politics that drive it.

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Stephen Cole Globe and Mail 06/08/2007
2/4
Is it possible to get mad at a film that has its heart and soul in the right place? Go to Full Review John Monaghan Detroit Free Press 05/04/2007
2/4
Despite the noble effort, the medium and the message just don't mix. Go to Full Review Chicago Reader 02/09/2007
Grating concert footage trivializes Garapedian's message. (One fan, celebrating the band's political potency, enthuses that 'System is antiwar, they're anti-this, anti-that.') Go to Full Review Jim Slotek Jam! Movies 06/08/2007
3.5/5
An odd duck of a documentary, but a powerful one. Go to Full Review Phil Hall EDGE Boston 02/19/2007
4/5
The Armenian genocide and the continuing Turkish denial of history. The film offers damning evidence that the highly civilized European Union should do everything it can to keep the highly uncivilized Turks from becoming equals in EU membership. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Chinu D 08/09/2024 Its a greatest movie. See more Munkhjargal A 07/29/2024 this filmmaker joins forces with Karla Garapedian to chronicle the modern genocide of 21st century atrocities, from the 1915 massacre of the Armenians by the Turks in Darfur, Sudan. This is a very well done documentary that brings out the real horror and reality. See more Bahad j 07/28/2024 This idea of ​​the filmmaker made the movie more accessible to more people. See more Бавуу Э 07/28/2024 Members of the rock band System of a Down, who are of Armenian descent, join forces with filmmaker Carla Garapedian to chronicle the history of modern genocide, beginning with the Turkish slaughter of Armenians in 1915 to the 21st-century atrocities in Darfur, Sudan. See more 07/08/2012 brilliant message dear to a brilliant band but non System fans will feel out of place See more 05/14/2011 Everyone should probably see this. Makes me love System of a Down even more. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Members of the rock band System of a Down, who are of Armenian descent, join forces with filmmaker Carla Garapedian to chronicle the history of modern genocide, beginning with the Turkish slaughter of Armenians in 1915 to the 21st-century atrocities in Darfur, Sudan.
Director
Carla Garapedian
Rating
R (Disturbing Images of Genocide|Language)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 8, 2006, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 7, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$52.0K
Runtime
1h 29m