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Rosewater is the film Argo should have been but wasn't. It tells its story without hype or melodramatic fakery. Without the lies Jon Stewart won't reap Ben Affleck's box office. But he made by far the better movie. He respected the truth more than the clichés of the blockbuster. Stewart has a great, moving story.
Jon Stewart (The Daily Show) makes his screenwriting and directorial debut in this riveting tale of hope and survival, based on a true story. A Tehran-born journalist based in London, Maziar Bahari (Gael García Bernal) returns to Iran where he covers the 2009 presidential election and its ensuing riots. Falsely accused of espionage, Bahari is arrested and turned over to "Rosewater" (Kim ...
Nov 14, 2014 · The film, already famous for marking Stewart’s cinematic debut, was also the Gala title of the “Debate” selection at this year’s London Film Festival. Starring Spanish Gael García Bernal as Bahari, Rosewater begins with the journalist’s arrival in Iran, following him all through his imprisonment, and finally his release and return to ...
May 11, 2015 · A Kafkaesque ordeal suffered by Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari is the source of this engrossing, enraging film Mark Kermode , Observer film critic Sun 10 May 2015 03.00 EDT Last modified on Wed ...
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Nov 7, 2014 · Rosewater is produced by Scott Rudin, Stewart, and Gigi Pritzker, with Lila Yacoub, Eli Bush and Chris McShaneserving as executive producers. Rosewater follows the Tehran-born Bahari, a 42-year ...
Full Review | Original Score: 6/10 | Nov 2, 2018. Rubén Rosario MiamiArtZine. Stewart seems to be declaring on every frame of Rosewater, but his knack for dealing with dry subject matter in all ...
