March 23, 2010 - 19:08 AMT
Dan Malan: I am astonished that anyone can deny Armenian Genocide
"I visited the Genocide Museum-Institute in Yerevan, and images impressed me deeply. I am surprised that anyone can deny the Armenian Genocide and deny the history. You always must remember the history, without becoming its hostage, " Dan Malan, co-producer of "loody Sunday"said in Armenia on March 23. Dan Malan is taking part in the 8th Annual British Film Festival in Yerevan. 

He said, he finds many similarities between Armenia and Ireland: both countries are famous for their ancient manuscripts, both countries have extensive diasporas, scattered across the world. Most of the people of Northern Ireland left their country between 1845 and 1850, during so-called Great Famine, which is also considered to be a genocide of the Irish people. 

Dan Malan said he was a member of the 1972 movement for civil rights in Northern Ireland and witnessed the Bloody Sunday. "Bloody Sunday" is a landmark film because it was produced by representatives of the two opposing sides: The Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 

The film "Bloody Sunday" tells about the fate of the Irish, who do not want to forget the tragic events of January 30, 1972. Then the British soldiers shot 13 unarmed civilians taking part in the march for civil rights in the city of Derry, Northern Ireland.