That the movie is as tense and chilling as it is owes much to stewarts keen eye for the way humor surfaces even in the dark places. Nov, 2014 based on the new york times bestselling memoir then they came for me. Reese witherspoons next movie, wild, and jon stewarts directorial debut, rosewater. Jon stewart tells maziar baharis story with rosewater. Nov 14, 2014 in june 2009, bahari returned to iran to interview mirhossein moussavi, who was the prime challenger to controversial incumbent president mahmoud ahmadinejad. This fictional movie tells the story of the real maziar bahari, an iranianborn journalist living in london who was arrested in iran while covering the. A familys story of love, captivity, and survival, written by bbc journalist maziar bahari. Find showtimes and movie theaters near zip code 75230 or dallas, tx. Rosewater movie information and showtimes in edmonton. The connection between baharis story and stewarts the daily show is made plain early in rosewater. Fearful of repeating his deadly mistakes from world war i in the battle of. Nov 14, 2014 the answer to that is provided in rosewater, the gripping, intelligent directorial debut of tv personality jon stewart, who also wrote the screenplay, based on baharis postprison memoir, then they came for me. A familys story of love, captivity, and survival, written by the. Iranian authorities presented the interview as evidence that he was in communication with an.
May 12, 2014 two new films have joined this years crop of awardseason hopefuls. It kept rosewater in 371 theaters for its second weekend and it brought in. Although mainly residential, there are many shops along grand junction road and the closed rosewater loop railway line runs through the suburb. Rosewater edmonton movie guide edmonton showtimes movie. Nov 09, 2014 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. Two new films have joined this years crop of awardseason hopefuls. Rosewater stand trailer global road entertainment youtube. Nov, 2014 a movie of baharis 2011 memoir was the least stewart could do. The answer to that is provided in rosewater, the gripping, intelligent directorial debut of tv personality jon stewart, who also wrote the screenplay, based on baharis postprison memoir, then they came for me. The imax 2d experience r 1 theater, 10 showings the 2020 oscar nominated short films. A familys story of love, captivity, and survival, written by maziar bahari. Rosewater is emotionally sincere and thoughtful, but jon stewarts movie also very much feels like a firsttime directors work rosewater begins in june 2009, as iraniancanadian journalist maziar bahari gael garcia bernal travels to iran in order to cover the countrys presidential election for newsweek. Jun 07, 2011 rosewater this mornings headline about the beheading of a british aid worker by the terrorist group isis filled me with dread, but especially honed in on this feeling of mr. In june 2009, bahari returned to iran to interview mirhossein moussavi, who was the prime challenger to controversial incumbent president mahmoud ahmadinejad.
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. A movie of baharis 2011 memoir was the least stewart could do. His segment on the daily show, a satirical sketch in which an actor posed as an american spy in iran and interviewed bahari, was played for him and he was accused of being a spy and of working for zionists. Growing with kaaro in response to a mysterious alien dome at its centre and heart. Maziar bahari is an awardwinning journalist, documentary filmmaker, and humanrights activist. A familys story of love, captivity, and survival, written by the bbc journalist maziar. Theater in bee cave, texas cinemark hill country galleria. Rosewater was released in 2014 on friday, november 14, 2014 in nationwide movie theaters.
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Baharis documentaries have been broadcast on stations around the world, including hbo, the bbc, and the discovery channel. Get movie schedules, box office information, and purchase tickets for movies. In a particularly harrowing sequence, the main character is led to believe. Bahari, let me advise you on this matter, he said before exiting the room. The city of rosewater is itself a major character of the story. Sign up for eventfuls the reel buzz newsletter to get upcoming movie theater information and movie times delivered right to your inbox. Nov 14, 2014 the feature film rosewater is based on the new york times bestselling memoir then they came for me. A correspondent for newsweek from 1998 to 2010, he was born in tehran, iran, and immigrated to canada in 1988 to pursue his studies in film and political science. Search local showtimes and buy movie tickets before going to the theater on moviefone. Movie club is separate and apart from movie fan and is subject to additional terms and conditions, as set forth in section 5 below. The feature film rosewater is based on the new york times bestselling memoir then they came for me.
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I will be purchasing jon stewarts movie rosewater to see. This may be the most powerful question raised by the film, and one not easy to answer. Jon stewarts rosewater movie not funny like the daily show. Restaurants movie times real estate jobs classifieds gas prices. You are neither automatically enrolled nor are required to enroll in movie clubyou. Academy awardwinning movie dallas buyers club is earning fame in asia not for its cinematic wonder alone. As moussavis supporters rose up to protest ahmadinejads victory declaration hours before the polls closed on election day, bahari endured great personal risk by submitting camera footage of the unfolding street riots to the bbc. 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, 2014 rosewaters cast is global almost to a fault, with iranian characters played not only by the mexican garcia bernal but by a dane bodnia, a turk bilginer, and a brit of greekwelsh ancestry. Rose water is a flavoured water made by steeping rose petals in water. View the latest cinemark west plano and xd movie times, box office information, and purchase tickets online.
Former host of the daily show, jon stewart, makes his directorial debut in the intriguing factual drama rosewater. Rosewater turns a lens not only on irans surreal justice system but on the history and culture that helped produce it. With gael garcia bernal, kim bodnia, dimitri leonidas, haluk bilginer. There, maziar is befriended by davood dimitri leonidas, a young man who provides him. Rosewater, directed by jon stewart the new york times. Lastly, it does seem at times that the movie plays as jon stewarts tribute to.
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Nov 14, 2014 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. Buy tickets, get box office information, driving directions and more. Parents need to know that rosewater, based on a memoir by journalist maziar bahari and written and directed by the daily shows jon stewart, has some disturbing moments. During a 2009 daily show interview with maziar bahari, the canadianiranian journalist who, earlier that year, had been imprisoned in iran for 118 days on espionage charges, jon stewart said, we. Get movie showtimes, find movie theaters, buy movie tickets in the fairfax, va area and purchase gift cards online at angelika at mosaic. Rosewater is split in half by grand junction road and bordered on the east by addison road, and on the south by torrens road. Rosewater is a 2014 american political drama film written, directed and produced by jon.
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Rosewater is a 2014 american political drama film written, directed and produced by jon stewart, based on the memoir then they came for me by maziar bahari and aimee molloy. Rosewater is one of the western suburbs of adelaide and is located 10 km northwest of adelaides central business district. Eventful movies is your source for uptodate cinemark west plano and xd showtimes, tickets and theater information. United states november 14, 2014 nationwide canada november 14, 2014. The film brought montrealborn filmmaker jeanmarc vallee back to his home country after his last film, dallas buyers club, brought oscars to. The feature film rosewater marks the screenwriting and directorial debut of the daily show host and anchor jon stewart. Rosewater is outraged, cinematic and even funny dallas. Iraniancanadian journalist maziar bahari is detained by iranian forces who brutally interrogate him under suspicion that he is a spy. It recounts baharis 2009 imprisonment by iran, connected to an interview he participated in on the daily show that same year. Not least the world building and sly characters human and alien alike.
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