Coup 53
Order a virtual screening of Coup 53!
You can now pre-order a digital screening of Coup 53 for only $12, after which you’ll have 24 hours to start watching. Once you begin, you’ll have 72 hours to finish watching.
With each screening of Coup 53 purchased you’ll provide much-needed support to both the JBFC and Amirani Media—who will evenly split the revenue—as we work together to continue bringing our audience exciting new and repertory releases.
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About Coup 53:
2019. 119 m. Taghi Amirani. Amirani Media. UK. English. NR.
While making a documentary about the CIA/MI6 coup in Iran in 1953, Iranian director Taghi Amirani and editor Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, The English Patient) discover never-before-seen archival material, hidden for decades. The 16mm footage and documents not only allow the filmmakers to tell the story of the overthrow of the Iranian government in unprecedented detail, but also lead to explosive revelations about dark secrets buried for 67 years. Working with Ralph Fiennes (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Schindler’s List, The English Patient) to help bring the lost material to life, what began as a historical documentary about four days in August 1953 turned into a live investigation, taking the filmmakers into uncharted cinematic waters. The roots of Iran’s volatile relationship with America and Britain have never been so forensically and dramatically exposed.
Order a virtual screening of Coup 53!
Coup 53 is a part of the Global Watch film series.
This series is sponsored by:
Louis & Anne Abrons Foundation
Theodore & Renee Weiler Foundation
With generous support from:
National Endowment for the Arts
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