Rosewater

Name: Rosewater
Genre: Drama
Released: 2014-11-07
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Gael García Bernal, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Kim Bodnia, Claire Foy, Haluk Bilginer

2014·Movie·R·103 min·★ 6.4(193)

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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.

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About Rosewater

Rosewater is a 2014 English-language drama film directed by Jon Stewart. The cast is led by Gael García Bernal, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Kim Bodnia. It has a runtime of 1h 43m. Viewers rate it 6.4/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, The CW.

Rosewater was produced by International Traders, OddLot Entertainment, and Busboy Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on November 7, 2014, and carries a R certification.

Director: Jon Stewart
Writers: Maziar Bahari, Aimee Molloy, Jon Stewart
Release date: November 7, 2014
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: International Traders, OddLot Entertainment, Busboy Productions

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Rosewater cast & crew

Rosewater was directed by Jon Stewart and written by Maziar Bahari, Aimee Molloy, and Jon Stewart.

The cast features Gael García Bernal as Maziar Bahari, Shohreh Aghdashloo as Moloojoon, Kim Bodnia as Javadi (Rosewater), Claire Foy as Paola, Haluk Bilginer as Baba Akbar, and Golshifteh Farahani as Maryam.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Howard Shore, cinematography is by Bobby Bukowski, and it was produced by Scott Rudin and Atilla Salih Yücer.

Is Rosewater worth watching?

Rosewater holds an audience score of 6.4/10 from 193 ratings, a solidly received drama films.

At 1h 43m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, Rosewater is worth a place on your watchlist.

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