![]() ![]() The trial itself is a court trial and not trial by a jury. Irving tries to tweak the facts presented in Court. ![]() They face David Irving, arguing his own case. In the process they enlist the professional help of reputed historians and authorities on Holocaust and the Nazi Germany to prove their stand. The movie focuses on how Lipstdat and her illustrious legal team prepare and approach the case with sound research on facts. In the UK, as per law, the onus of proving a libel (or otherwise) is on the person(s) accused of libel. Now, any written statement that is published and damages reputation of a person is called libel. ![]() One of her famous books – History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier.ĭavid Irving (played by Timothy Spall) a writer on Nazi regime in Germany files a libel lawsuit in the United Kingdom (UK) against Deborah Lipstdat and the publisher Penguin Books Ltd for declaring him a Holocaust denier in the book. Rachel Weisz skilfully portrays the role of Deborah Lipstadt -a professor of Holocaust studies and author of several books on Holocaust. A British-American biographical film, Denial is based entirely on the landmark UK case Irving Vs Penguin Books Ltd. ![]()
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