ottoman empire during world war i. turkey, by the way, denies the genocide. joining me right now is christian bale, who starred in movies like the dark knight rises, the fighter, and american hustle, a great movie. oscar isaac is known for his role in star wars, the force awakens. and my friend john prendergast is the co-founder of the enough project, which seeks to end genocide. mr. bale, thank you for joining us. i want to ask you what attracted you to a movie about something that so few americans are even aware of? just that fact actually. i was really embarrassed to admit i wasn t aware of it either. 1.5 million people slaughtered and i was learning about it like many americans and people around the world probably were when it was approaching the 100th anniversary. as i was reading the script, i was watching on the news, the yazidis who have been slaughtered, and thinking how tragically relevant this still is today. john, my friend, what s the story here? tell me about the arme