Rosewater 2014 rosewater movie rosewater hollywood. It too has some room to expand, while it has also reached some level of mainstream success. With rosewater, jon stewart directs a film about maziar bahari, a reporter imprisoned and tortured in 2009 in iran shortly after the disputed election there. In one sense, the two mindsets we see colliding in that interrogation roomone medieval, one modernform the crux not only of rosewaters drama, but also of irans ongoing struggle over its identity and place in the world. Rosewater synopsis in june 2009, bahari returned to iran to interview mirhossein moussavi, who was the prime challenger to controversial incumbent president mahmoud ahmadinejad. It recounts baharis 2009 imprisonment by iran, connected to an interview he participated in on the daily show that same year. Imprisoned and interrogated for 118 days, a blindfolded bahari could only identify his interrogator through his smell of rosewater. The film looks clean, crisply made, and impassioned as one might expect from someone like stewart.
The daily show host jon stewarts debut as a featurefilm director is motivated. Nov 14, 2014 rosewater is a 2014 american drama film written and directed by jon stewart, based on the memoir then they came for me by maziar bahari and aimee molloy. A familys story of love, captivity, and survival, written by maziar bahari. United states november 14, 2014 nationwide canada november 14, 2014.
Rosewater, a truelife prison drama set in iran, is one of the most incisive movies about the post911 world ever made. Rosewater is a 2014 drama notable for being the first film written and directed by jon stewart of the daily show with jon stewart fame it tells the true story of maziar bahari gael garcia bernal a journalist who travels to iran on assignment from newsweek to cover the 2009 elections. Maps to the stars is a 2014 internationally coproduced satirical drama film directed by david cronenberg, and starring julianne moore, mia wasikowska, john cusack, robert pattinson, olivia williams, sarah gadon, and evan bird. Rosewater story, rosewater hollywood movie story, plot. Two of the best superhero flicks of the year are finally available to stream. The studio is targeting a fall 2014 release for this drama based on the true story of a journalist who was tortured. Rosewater, directed by jon stewart the new york times. In the film, mazi is shown talking to these deceased relatives haluk bilginer and golshifteh farahani, in dreamlike sequences, for moral support.
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The film marks the directorial debut of the daily show host jon stewart, and stars gael garcia bernal. After a prologue showing baharis arrest, the film s first 40 minutes detail what led to it. A familys story of love, captivity, and survival, written. A cd version is set to be released on december 9 and can be preordered here. Thats not because jon stewart, in his directorial debut, does anything. Also included are tracks by leonard cohen, as well as persian musicians mahdyar aghajani and 25 band.
Jon stewarts directorial debut rosewater goes to open road films may 12, 2014. With gael garcia bernal, kim bodnia, dimitri leonidas, haluk bilginer. Rosewater is based on the new york times bestselling memoir then they came for me. Here, stewart covers the same ground with the same humanity and humor he exhibits in his tv series. Stewart the filmmaker shows a clear interest in using the vocabulary of cinema to tell maziars story, utilizing such techniques as timecondensing montage during the interrogation scenes and expressionist lighting the light in. Rosewater official trailer 2014 directed by jon stewart download app ios.
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Everything you need to know about rosewater movie 2014. Maziar bahari is a journalist of iranian and canadian heritage who is detained while he is in iran on a special mission. A kafkaesque ordeal suffered by iranian journalist maziar bahari is the source of this engrossing, enraging film. The screenplay was written by bruce wagner, who had written a novel entitled dead stars based on the maps to the stars script, after initial plans for making the film. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 24 hours to finish once started. The film is the directorial debut of jon stewart, and stars gael garcia bernal. Rose water is a flavoured water made by steeping rose petals in water.
After a prologue showing baharis arrest, the films first 40 minutes detail what led to it. Rosewater 2014 movie trailer, release date, cast, plot. In fact, much of the films humor derives, ironically, from a characters humorlessness. Devoid of all humor, rosewater is unable to understand that the two men were joking as part of a skit that was to be broadcast. In one sense, the two mindsets we see colliding in that interrogation roomone medieval, one modernform the crux not only of rosewater s drama, but also of irans ongoing struggle over its identity and place in the world. Nov 14, 2014 rosewaters conviction that his prisoner is a spy is based on a video recording of a spoof interview of bahari by daily show cast member jason jones, who starts the clip by saying that he himself is a spy. Find out where rosewater is streaming, if rosewater is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. November 11, 2014 below you can view the complete rosewater soundtrack list. Nov, 2014 in the film, mazi is shown talking to these deceased relatives haluk bilginer and golshifteh farahani, in dreamlike sequences, for moral support.
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Rosewater 2014 in june 2009, bbc journalist maziar bahari, an iranianborn canadian citizen, returned to his native country to interview mirhossein moussavi, the. Iraniancanadian journalist maziar bahari is detained by iranian forces who brutally interrogate him under suspicion that he is a spy. There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including foxcatcher, dumb and dumber to and beyond the lights. When the results lead to large public protests, bahari gael garcia bernal videotapes the civil unrest. Based on baharis memoir and directed by wellknown comedian jon stewart, there are even moments of humour that arise from the plots darkest places. Stewart the filmmaker shows a clear interest in using the vocabulary of cinema to tell maziars story, utilizing such techniques as timecondensing montage during the interrogation scenes and expressionist lighting the light in maziars cell symbolizes his. Here, stewart covers the same ground with the same humanity and humor he exhibits in his tv series to overall success. Rosewater, from jon stewart, tells the story of an iranianborn journalist who was arrested in iran in 2009 and accused of being an agent for foreign intelligence organizations. Nov 14, 2014 in one sense, the two mindsets we see colliding in that interrogation roomone medieval, one modernform the crux not only of rosewaters drama, but also of irans ongoing struggle over its identity and place in the world. It makes sense that the compelling rosewater is jon stewarts first foray into film direction. A journalist is detained in iran for more than 100 days and brutally interrogated in prison. The true story behind the film rosewater celebrity.
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