Film ‘Denial’ Recounts One Woman’s Legal Battle Against A Holocaust Denier

Denial film still via the Guardian
Denial film still via the Guardian
Denial film still via the Guardian
Denial film still via the Guardian

Film ‘Denial’ Recounts One Woman’s Legal Battle Against A Holocaust Denier

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Historian Deborah Lipstadt wrote a book about Holocaust deniers. She was sued for libel by one of the deniers mentioned in her book, a man named David Irving. The suit went to trial. 

The story is depicted in the new film Denial. Film contributor Milos Stehlik sat down with Lipstadt to discuss the film and the line between fact and fiction.