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As the film opens, bahari returns to his home country in order to report on the 2009 presidential elections there. 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. A familys story of love, captivity, and survival, written by bbc journalist maziar bahari. Find showtimes and movie theaters near zip code 98101 or seattle, wa. Read our page about seattle on the water to see what makes seattle such an exciting urban city. Kristen stewart in underwater, blake lively in the rhythm section and more. Movies for grownups advocates for the 50plus audience by fighting ageism in the entertainment industry and encouraging films that resonate with older viewers.
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Rosewater edmonton movie guide edmonton showtimes movie. Rosewater is an important film that documents the perils of journalism in a crazed world where politics and religion frequently undermine rational thinking, all at the cost of ones mans precious freedom. Is rosewater a good movie, or do i just love jon stewart. Nov, 2014 is rosewater a good movie, or do i just love jon stewart. But the impact of an innocent man wronged by a tyrannical regime resonates with understated power. A movie of baharis 2011 memoir was the least stewart could do. Find out where rosewater is streaming, if rosewater is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Jon stewarts indie film rosewater still looking for audience. Movie times, buy movie tickets online, watch trailers and get directions to amc pacific place 11 in seattle, wa. Aug 28, 2014 rosewater trailer 1 2014 gael garcia bernal, jon stewart drama hd a journalist is detained in iran for more than 100 days and brutally interrogated in prison. Jon stewart makes his directorial debut with rosewater, a drama based on a memoir by the iranian journalist maziar bahari. Mariemont theatre movie times showtimes and tickets.
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. Find everything you need for your local movie theater near you. Find the movies showing at theaters near you and buy movie tickets at fandango. United states november 14, 2014 nationwide canada november 14, 2014. Rosewater is the funniest movie about ahmadinejads iran youll see all year. Jon stewart tells maziar baharis story with rosewater. 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. You can support local movie theaters in the seattle area by buying a virtual ticket. Filmmakers from all over the seattle, wa area will compete to see who can make the best short film in only 48 hours.
Rosewater, a truelife prison drama set in iran, is one of the most incisive movies about the post911 world ever made. Back in 20, jon stewart took the summer off from hosting the political satire series the daily show to make his directorial debut rosewater. As the movie opens, it is june 21, 2009, when we see iranian police arrest bahari at his mothers house in tehran. In all, theocrats make bad comics and a lousy audience for comedy. Take a onehour narrated tour of seattles harbor, elliott bay. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing rosewater near you. In medieval europe, rose water was used to wash hands at a meal table during feasts. Rosewater edmonton movies edmonton showtimes movie. Jon stewart, now a feature film director with rosewater. Discover and share movie times for movies now playing and coming soon to local theaters in seattle.
Audiences get the best seat in the house in the comfort and convenience of their local movie theater for live and prerecorded concerts, worldclass opera. The sites consensus reads, timely, solidly acted, and unabashedly earnest, rosewater serves as an impressive calling card for firsttime director jon stewart. In a particularly harrowing sequence, the main character is led to believe that hes going to be shot. Amc pacific place 11 seattle, washington 98101 amc theatres.
Everything you need to know about rosewater movie 2014. Sixteen19 uses aframe on feature films rosewater and while were young. Rosewater was released in 2014 on friday, november 14, 2014 in nationwide movie theaters. Jun 07, 2011 but what i didnt know was how utterly clueless the interrogators were. Additionally, it is the hydrosol portion of the distillate of rose petals, a byproduct of the production of rose oil for use in perfume. If their techniques were not so cruel they would be laughable. We then go back to june 9, 2009, a few days before the presidential elections in iran. 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 een amerikaanse dramafilm uit 2014, geregisseerd door jon stewart, bekend van het satirische nieuwsprogramma the daily show. Seattle s only movie times calendar, from the stranger. In june 2009, bahari returned to iran to interview mirhossein moussavi, who was the prime challenger to controversial incumbent president mahmoud ahmadinejad.
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