Rosewater

Rosewater

Rosewater

Rosewater

R
1h 43m
2014

Certified Fresh

76%

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age 15+

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Jon Stewart (The Daily Show) makes his screenwriting and directorial debut in this riveting tale of hope and survival, based on a true story. A Tehran-born journalist based in London, Maziar Bahari (Gael García Bernal) returns to Iran where he covers the 2009 presidential election and its ensuing riots. Falsely accused of espionage, Bahari is arrested and turned over to “Rosewater” (Kim Bodnia), a brutal interrogator who subjects the innocent reporter to months of beatings and torture to force him to confess he’s a spy. Based on Bahari’s bestselling memoir Then They Came for Me, Rosewater is a visceral political drama the critics are calling “gripping” (Joe McGovern, Entertainment Weekly)!

Director:

Producer:

Scott Rudin, Jon Stewart, Gigi Pritzker, p.g.a.

Writer:

Cast:

Gael Garcia Bernal, Kim Bodnia, Haluk Bilginer, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Golshifteh Farahani

© 2014 Open Road Films. All Rights Reserved.

Extras

Iran’s Controversial Election

The Story of Maziar Bahari

Real Spies Have TV Shows

What Happens in New Jersey...

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

Certified Fresh

76%

Critics Consensus: Timely, solidly acted, and unabashedly earnest, Rosewater serves as an impressive calling card for first-time director Jon Stewart.

Reviews

Rotten

The interrogations become repetitive: it is hard to maintain suspense when the outcome is known and the end comes abruptly.

Rotten

A film so eager to please that it forsakes political grey areas for sentimentality.

Fresh

[Jon] Stewart has made a confident entree onto the directing scene that demands to be noticed.

February 4, 2019

Fresh

In typical (Jon) Stewart fashion ROSEWATER turns controversial political events into boisterous humor.

December 8, 2018

Fresh

The overriding message of the film is the need for free press--a somewhat academic end to a very human experience. That, combined with the obvious lack of suspense, make for an interesting, if lukewarm, film.

November 2, 2018

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Common Sense Says

Fascinating but intense drama about geopolitics.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that Rosewater, based on a memoir by journalist Maziar Bahari and written and directed by The Daily Show's Jon Stewart, has some disturbing moments; a big chunk of the movie takes place in a prison, where detainees are beaten and mentally tortured. In a particularly harrowing sequence, the main character is led to believe that he's going to be shot. Other scenes are comprised of real-life news footage that shows demonstrators clashing with military personnel, who hit, kick, and shoot at them. There's some swearing, primarily "sh-t" and "f--k," and social drinking. Although the story is intense, its messages about finding personal strength and overcoming adversity are definitely worthwhile.

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Additional Info

Genre:Drama
Release Date:November 14, 2014
Languages:English
Captions:English
Audio Format:
5.1
Screen Pass Eligible:Yes

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