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Aghet Ein Vlkermord
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Wikipedia article
'Aghet Ein Vlkermord' (; 'Aghet' being Armenian for "catastrophe") is a 2010 German documentary film on the Armenian genocide by the Young Turk government of the Ottoman Empire during World War I. It is based on eyewitness reports by European and American personnel stationed in the Near East at the time, Armenian survivors and other contemporary witnesses which are recited by modern German actors. The visual material partly consists of secretly shot photographs of the death marches, Turkish atrocities and suffering of the Armenian deportees.
'Aghet Ein Vlkermord' was awarded the 2010 Deutscher FernsehpreisDeutscher Fernsehpreis: '[http://www.deutscherfernsehpreis.de/content/view/852/52/2010 Beste Dokumentation: Aghet Ein Vlkermord] ' , retrieved 2011-05-13 and the 2011 Grimme Award,Grimme Award: '[http://www.grimme-institut.de/html/index.php?id=1279 Aghet ein Vlkermord] ' , retrieved 2011-05-13 two of the most prestigious awards of German television. According to its director, German journalist , the documentary was presented to many members of the US Congress and US Senate who have expressed astonishment on how well documented the genocide actually is.Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: '[https://www.faz.net/s/RubCF3AEB154CE64960822FA5429A182360/Doc~EB4C3ED2181E94D77ABBCF4E1FBD4B6A7~ATpl~Ecommon~Scontent.html Genozid an den Armeniern. Auch Obama vermeidet den Begriff Vlkermord]' , retrieved 2011-05-13 An official presentation at Capitol Hill took place in July 2010.
'Aghet' won the 2010 Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award in Los Angeles and received international recognition on the Montreal World Film Festival the same year.NDR: '[http://www.ndr.de/unternehmen/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemeldungndr6763.html Eric Friedler wird fr "Aghet" mit "Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award" in Los Angeles ausgezeichnet]' , retrieved 2011-05-13 It was set to be shown before large audiences at Harvard and Columbia University. The documentary has been praised for introducing "Aghet", the Armenian term for the Turkish massacres, to an international audience.
The advocacy group of the Turkish community in Germany has protested against the film.'Hrriyet': '[http://www.hurriyet.de/haberler/gundem/552045/afete-karsi-tepki-seli "Afete" kar tepki seli] ' , retrieved 2011-05-13
Awards
* 2010 - Deutscher Fernsehpreis (Best German documentary)
* 2010 - Armin T. Wegner Humanitarian Award
* 2011 - Grimme Award
* 2011 - World Gold Medal New York Film Festival (Best documentary)NDR: [http://www.ndr.de/unternehmen/presse/pressemitteilungen/pressemeldungndr8045.html Zweimal Gold, einmal Silber fr NDR Dokumentationen beim New York Filmfestival]
See also
*Armenian genocide in culture
References
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