Rosewater
Synopsis
Based of a true story about a journalist who gets detained and brutally interrogated in prison for 118 days. The journalist Maziar Bahari was blindfolded and interrogated for 4 months in Evin prison in Iran, while the only distinguishable feature about his captor is the distinct smell of rosewater. An interview and sketch that Maziar did with a journalist on The Daily show was used as evidence that Maziar was a spy and in communication with the American government and the CIA.
- International Title:Rosewater
- Distributed in:México, Brasil
- Gender:Biography
- Actors:Gael García Bernal, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Kim Bodnia, Golshifteh Farahani, Dimitri Leonidas, Haluk Bilginer
- Director:Jon Stewart
- Release date: To be confirmed
Characters
- Gael García Bernal: Maziar Bahari
- Shohreh Aghdashloo: Moloojoon
- Kim Bodnia: Javadi
- Golshifteh Farahani: Maryam
- Haluk Bilginer: Baba Akbar
- Dimitri Leonidas: Davood
Criticism in media
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