Viewing: January 22,2027
Join us Friday, January 22nd at 7:00 p.m. as the Women In Film Club presents a powerful documentary that unfolds like a John le Carré spy thriller!
Admission $6.50 – Tickets are required
This event will include a post-show Q&A
About the film
From Iranian filmmaker Taghi Amirani, and co-written by Academy Award winning writer/film editor Walter Murch (THX-1138, Apocalypse Now, The Godfather Trilogy, The Conversation), comes this compelling documentary that exposes the true story behind the coup that toppled a democracy and altered not just the history of the Middle East, but also the history of the world.
In 1953, a military coup led by British MI6 backed by the CIA overthrew Iran’s democratically elected Prime Minister, Mohammad Mossadegh. His crime: nationalizing the country’s oil industry. The truth behind that original regime change for oil was buried for decades. Iranian director Taghi Amirani spent ten years uncovering what really happened. Working with legendary editor Walter Murch, and featuring a gripping performance by Oscar-nominated actor Ralph Fiennes, the film unfolds like a John le Carré spy thriller — except every word is true — exposing the roots of today’s tensions in the Middle East region with rare clarity and urgency.
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