| Rosewater | |
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| Directed by | Jon Stewart |
| Screenplay by | Jon Stewart |
| Based on | Then They Came for Me by Maziar Bahari and Aimee Molloy |
| Produced by | Scott Rudin Jon Stewart Gigi Pritzker |
| Starring | Gael García Bernal Kim Bodnia Haluk Bilginer Shohreh Aghdashloo Golshifteh Farahani |
| Cinematography | Bobby Bukowski |
| Edited by | Jay Rabinowitz |
| Music by | Howard Shore[1] |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Open Road Films[2] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 103 minutes[3] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5–10 million[4][5][6][7] |
| Box office | $3.2 million[5] |
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.[8] It recounts Bahari's 2009 imprisonment by Iran, connected to an interview he participated in on The Daily Show that same year; Iranian authorities presented the interview as evidence that he was in communication with an American spy.[9] Due to the content of the film, Stewart has been accused by Iran's state TV of being funded by Zionists and working with the CIA.[10] The film was released in theaters on November 14, 2014.
The film received generally positive reviews for Bernal's performance, Stewart's direction, and its timely themes, but was criticized for its screenplay.
- ^ "Howard Shore Scoring Jon Stewart's 'Rosewater'". Film Music Reporter. June 10, 2014. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
- ^ Fleming, Mike (May 12, 2014). "Open Road Acquires Jon Stewart's 'Rosewater' With Fall Release Planned". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- ^ "ROSEWATER (15)". British Board of Film Classification. November 26, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ^ "Jon Stewart's 'Rosewater' underwhelms at box office". CNN Money. November 28, 2014.
- ^ a b "Rosewater (2014)". The Numbers. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
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- ^ Feldman, Josh (5 December 2013). "Iranian State TV Targets Jon Stewart for Directing Movie 'Commissioned by His Masters'". Mediaite. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ Ernst, Douglas (5 December 2013). "Jon Stewart, CIA superspy? Iranian TV creates new 'Zionist' conspiracy". Washington Times. Retrieved 16 December 2013.