Rachel Weisz stars as Deborah E. Lipstadt, an author who becomes the subject of a lawsuit when she publicly slams a Holocaust denier.
Based on the acclaimed book History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier, Denial recounts Deborah E. Lipstadt’s (Academy Award-winner Rachel Weisz) legal battle for historical truth against David Irving (Cannes Award-winner Timothy Spall), who accused her of libel when she declared him a Holocaust denier.
In an absurd and sadly familiar turn of events, Lipstadt is forced to prove the existence of the Holocaust in a court of law.
Based on Lipstadt’s book History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier, the film pits Weisz against Timothy Spall, who plays the denier in question.