A raw and urgent snapshot of a band and the politics that drive it. Read critic reviews
Screamers
2006, Documentary, 1h 29m
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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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Rating: R (Disturbing Images of Genocide|Language)
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Genre: Documentary
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Original Language: English
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Director: Carla Garapedian
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Release Date (Theaters): limited
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Box Office (Gross USA): $52.0K
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A documentary about the Armenian genocide of 1915 and the fight to have it acknowledged by the U.S. and U.K. governments. The film focuses in particular on the activism of the heavy metal band System of a Down regarding this issue. In particular the film focuses on the importance of acknowledging history, on the issue of genocide in general, and the challenges that governments face when addressing genocides. The film?s ultimate message is that the world must be completely ill-equipped to deal with the type of genocide going on today in Darfur if they cannot even acknowledge something that occurred 90 years ago. The film does feature extensive interviews with System of a Down and some concert footage, it was probably made to reach fans of the band (like myself), but it mostly stays focused on their activities related to the issue at hand. It?s about 30% SOAD, and 70% completely unrelated discussions of the genocide, which is probably just the right ratio.
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