Rosewater

2014 1h 43m EN

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6.4

MID

★6.4TMDB · 195

Drama

Synopsis

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In 2009, Iranian Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari was covering Iran's volatile elections for Newsweek. One of the few reporters living in the country with access to US media, he made an appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, in a taped interview with comedian Jason Jones. The interview was intended as satire, but if the Tehran authorities got the joke they didn't like it - and it would quickly came back to haunt Bahari when he was rousted from his family home and thrown into prison.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Gael García Bernal
Maziar Bahari
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Moloojoon
Kim Bodnia
Javadi (Rosewater)
Claire Foy
Paola
Haluk Bilginer
Baba Akbar
Golshifteh Farahani
Maryam
Nasser Faris
Haj Agha
Dimitri Leonidas
Davood

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jon Stewart
Writers: Maziar Bahari, Aimee Molloy, Jon Stewart
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jon Stewart, shot by Bobby Bukowski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Howard Shore. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jay Rabinowitz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Gael García Bernal and Shohreh Aghdashloo and Kim Bodnia carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2752688 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jon Stewart directs. Bobby Bukowski behind the camera. Howard Shore scores. Jay Rabinowitz cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 12 years ago.
2Directed by Jon Stewart, shot by Bobby Bukowski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Howard Shore. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Jay Rabinowitz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Gael García Bernal and Shohreh Aghdashloo and Kim Bodnia carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2752688 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.