Screamers

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Screamers

R

Released Dec 8, 2006

1h 29m

Documentary

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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.

Critics Consensus

A raw and urgent snapshot of a band and the politics that drive it.

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Stephen Cole

Globe and Mail

Is it possible to get mad at a film that has its heart and soul in the right place?

Rated: 2/4

Jun 8, 2007

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John Monaghan

Detroit Free Press

Despite the noble effort, the medium and the message just don't mix.

Rated: 2/4

May 4, 2007

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Chicago Reader

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.')

Feb 9, 2007

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Jim Slotek

Jam! Movies

An odd duck of a documentary, but a powerful one.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 8, 2007

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Phil Hall

EDGE Boston

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.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 19, 2007

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Jeffrey Westhoff

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Cannot decide if it wants to be a documentary about the band System of a Down or what the band is about.

Rated: 2/4

Feb 8, 2007

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Chinu D

Its a greatest movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/09/24

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Munkhjargal A

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.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/29/24

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Bahad j

This idea of the filmmaker made the movie more accessible to more people.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/28/24

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Бавуу Э

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.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/08/24

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Audience Member

brilliant message dear to a brilliant band but non System fans will feel out of place

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

Everyone should probably see this. Makes me love System of a Down even more.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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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