Rosewater (2014) (original) (raw)

A journalist is detained in Iran for more than 100 days and brutally interrogated in prison.

A journalist is detained in Iran for more than 100 days and brutally interrogated in prison. (less)

Director: Jon Stewart
Writers: Jon Stewart, Maziar Bahari
Starring: Gael Garc�a Bernal, Kim Bodnia, Dimitri Leonidas, Haluk Bilginer, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Golshifteh Farahani
Producer: Scott Rudin

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Review by Brian Orndorf, November 14, 2014

6 / 10

After forging a career in comedy, most recently presiding over �The Daily Show� for the last 15 years, Jon Stewart is finally ready to direct movies. Naturally, the funny man has gravitated toward the story of Maziar Bahari, a journalist held captive in Iran, locked inside solitary confinement for 118 days. Granted, �Rosewater� does offer a few points of humor along the way, but it�s primarily interested in sobering sequences of interrogation and hopelessness. It�s nice that Stewart is hungry to show off another side to his creative focus, and �Rosewater� is accomplished work. However, it�s ex ...read more...

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