In June 2009, BBC journalist Maziar Bahari (Gael García Bernal), an Iranian-born Canadian citizen, returned to his native country to interview Mir-Hossein Moussavi, the prime challenger to incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. When Moussavi’s supporters protested Ahmadinejad’s declaration of victory, Bahari smuggled footage of the riots to the BBC. He was soon arrested by the Revolutionary Guard and, led by a man known only as Rosewater, was interrogated and tortured for 118 days. Written and directed by Jon Stewart.
