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PICKED FOR THE 5 BEST DOCUMENTARIES OF 2020 BY THE WASHINGTON POST
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While making a documentary about the CIA/MI6 coup in Iran in 1953, Iranian director Taghi Amirani and editor Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now, The Conversation,The English Patient) discover never seen before archive material hidden for decades. The 16mm footage and documents not only allow the filmmakers to tell the story of the overthrow of the Iranian government in unprecedented detail, but it also leads to explosive revelations about dark secrets buried for 67 years. Working with Ralph Fiennes (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Schindler’s List, The English Patient) to help bring the lost material to life, what begins as a historical documentary about four days in August 1953 turns into a live investigation, taking the filmmakers into uncharted cinematic waters. The roots of Iran's volatile relationship with America and Britain has never been so forensically and dramatically exposed.
- Year2019
- Runtime120 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, French, Persian
- CountryUnited States, Iran, United Kingdom
- Premiere2019 Telluride Film Festival
- Rating15
- DirectorTaghi Amirani
- ScreenwriterWalter Murch, Taghi Amirani
- ProducerPaul Zaentz, Taghi Amirani
- Executive ProducerGerry Ohrstrom, Neda Nobari, Jon Wilcox
- Co-ProducerAmir Amirani, Ahmad Kiarostami
- CastRalph Fiennes
- CinematographerChris Morphet, Taghi Amirani, Claudia Raschke
- EditorWalter Murch
- AnimatorMartyn Pick
- MusicRobert Miller
PICKED FOR THE 5 BEST DOCUMENTARIES OF 2020 BY THE WASHINGTON POST
100% CERTIFIED FRESH on ROTTEN TOMATOES
30 MOVIES WITH A 100% SCORE ON ROTTEN TOMATOES
While making a documentary about the CIA/MI6 coup in Iran in 1953, Iranian director Taghi Amirani and editor Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now, The Conversation,The English Patient) discover never seen before archive material hidden for decades. The 16mm footage and documents not only allow the filmmakers to tell the story of the overthrow of the Iranian government in unprecedented detail, but it also leads to explosive revelations about dark secrets buried for 67 years. Working with Ralph Fiennes (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Schindler’s List, The English Patient) to help bring the lost material to life, what begins as a historical documentary about four days in August 1953 turns into a live investigation, taking the filmmakers into uncharted cinematic waters. The roots of Iran's volatile relationship with America and Britain has never been so forensically and dramatically exposed.
- Year2019
- Runtime120 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, French, Persian
- CountryUnited States, Iran, United Kingdom
- Premiere2019 Telluride Film Festival
- Rating15
- DirectorTaghi Amirani
- ScreenwriterWalter Murch, Taghi Amirani
- ProducerPaul Zaentz, Taghi Amirani
- Executive ProducerGerry Ohrstrom, Neda Nobari, Jon Wilcox
- Co-ProducerAmir Amirani, Ahmad Kiarostami
- CastRalph Fiennes
- CinematographerChris Morphet, Taghi Amirani, Claudia Raschke
- EditorWalter Murch
- AnimatorMartyn Pick
- MusicRobert Miller