Wondering why you should watch a film about a coup that happened in Iran over 60 years ago?
We were wondering too, so we asked Narges Bajoghli, Assistant Professor of Middle East Studies at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Professor Bajoghli said:
Despite the fact that the US and Iran have been bitter enemies for the better part of the last forty years, tensions have never been as high as they are today. Americans are often confused about what led to the massive Iranian Revolution of 1979 and the anti-American sentiments of many protestors. To understand how we’ve come to the brink of war with Iran today, there is no more important story than that of the CIA/MI6 coup in Iran in 1953. The Coup 53 documentary is a must-see for any concerned citizen today.
TWITTER WATCH PARTY August 19th
Join watch parties Wed 19th on Twitter at 8 PM EDT and then again at 8 PM PDT using #coup53
and follow the film on social media @coup53
POST PREMIERE Q&A August 20th
Join the live Q&A on Thursday August 20th at 3 PM EDT / noon PDT.
Save your spot on Crowdcast and think of your questions for Taghi Amirani, Walter Murch and Ralph Fiennes in conversation with Jon Snow of Channel 4 News
Learn more about COUP 53 below:
While making a documentary about the Anglo-American coup in Iran in 1953, Iranian director Taghi Amirani and editor Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, The English Patient) discover extraordinary 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 also lead to explosive revelations about dark secrets buried for 67years. What begins as a history documentary about 4 days in August 1953 turns into a live investigation, taking the filmmakers into uncharted cinematic waters. The roots of Iran's volatile relationship with Britain and America has never been so forensically and dramatically exposed.
COUP 53 is presented in partnership with the JHU Film and Media Studies Program.
- Year2019
- Runtime119 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Persian, Italian, French
- CountryUK, Iran, USA
- DirectorTAGHI AMIRANI
- ScreenwriterTAGHI AMIRANI WALTER MURCH
- ProducerTAGHI AMIRANI, PAUL ZAENTZ
- Executive ProducerGERRY OHRSTROM NEDA NOBARI JON WILCOX
- Co-ProducerAMIR AMIRANI AHMAD KIAROSTAMI
- CinematographerCHRIS MORPHET TAGHI AMIRANI CLAUDIA RASCHKE
- EditorWALTER MURCH A.C.E
- AnimatorMARTYN PICK
- MusicROBERT MILLER
Wondering why you should watch a film about a coup that happened in Iran over 60 years ago?
We were wondering too, so we asked Narges Bajoghli, Assistant Professor of Middle East Studies at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Professor Bajoghli said:
Despite the fact that the US and Iran have been bitter enemies for the better part of the last forty years, tensions have never been as high as they are today. Americans are often confused about what led to the massive Iranian Revolution of 1979 and the anti-American sentiments of many protestors. To understand how we’ve come to the brink of war with Iran today, there is no more important story than that of the CIA/MI6 coup in Iran in 1953. The Coup 53 documentary is a must-see for any concerned citizen today.
TWITTER WATCH PARTY August 19th
Join watch parties Wed 19th on Twitter at 8 PM EDT and then again at 8 PM PDT using #coup53
and follow the film on social media @coup53
POST PREMIERE Q&A August 20th
Join the live Q&A on Thursday August 20th at 3 PM EDT / noon PDT.
Save your spot on Crowdcast and think of your questions for Taghi Amirani, Walter Murch and Ralph Fiennes in conversation with Jon Snow of Channel 4 News
Learn more about COUP 53 below:
While making a documentary about the Anglo-American coup in Iran in 1953, Iranian director Taghi Amirani and editor Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, The English Patient) discover extraordinary 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 also lead to explosive revelations about dark secrets buried for 67years. What begins as a history documentary about 4 days in August 1953 turns into a live investigation, taking the filmmakers into uncharted cinematic waters. The roots of Iran's volatile relationship with Britain and America has never been so forensically and dramatically exposed.
COUP 53 is presented in partnership with the JHU Film and Media Studies Program.
- Year2019
- Runtime119 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Persian, Italian, French
- CountryUK, Iran, USA
- DirectorTAGHI AMIRANI
- ScreenwriterTAGHI AMIRANI WALTER MURCH
- ProducerTAGHI AMIRANI, PAUL ZAENTZ
- Executive ProducerGERRY OHRSTROM NEDA NOBARI JON WILCOX
- Co-ProducerAMIR AMIRANI AHMAD KIAROSTAMI
- CinematographerCHRIS MORPHET TAGHI AMIRANI CLAUDIA RASCHKE
- EditorWALTER MURCH A.C.E
- AnimatorMARTYN PICK
- MusicROBERT MILLER