True story of one woman's libel case over the Holocaust. DVD Digital HD Year 2016 Theatrical Release 2016-09-30 Video Release 2017-01-03 Studio Bleecker Street Genre Drama MPAA Rating PG-13 CARA thematic material and brief strong language Color Color Runtime 110 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis Based on the acclaimed book Denial Holocaust History on Trial, DENIAL recounts Deborah E. Lipstadt's Academy Award R winner Rachel Weisz legal battle for historical truth against David Irving BAFTA nominee Timothy Spall , who accused her of libel when she declared him a Holocaust denier. In the English legal system, in cases of libel, the burden of proof is on the defendant, therefore it was up to Lipstadt and her legal team, led by Richard Rampton Academy Award R nominee Tom Wilkinson , to prove the essential truth that the Holocaust occurred. Director Mick Jackson Cast Mick Jackson; Rachel Weisz; Andrew Scott; Timothy Spall; Tom Wilkinson; Mark Gatiss; Professor Robert; Harriet Walter; Jack Lowden; Alex Jennings; Caren Pistorius