Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari is detained by Iranian forces who brutally interrogate him under suspicion that he is a spy.
Bahari’s use of satire as a psychological tool to keep his spirits up feels fresh, but devices such as conversations with dead fathers are more shopworn.
Like the characters, humour and drama struggle for space and supremacy in a tonal see-saw that is earnest, funny, and strangely inert.
The end result isn’t especially gripping, but it’s a solid piece of work that deserves to be seen.
Gripping, humane and lighter than it sounds, Stewart’s first foray into directing suggests that he was right to quit the day job. We can’t wait to see what he does next.
A modest, moving film, Rosewater goes to show that quiet outrage can speak as loud as any atrocity.
The host of The Daily Show turns writer/director to make a heartfelt drama highlighting the ironies and absurdities of micro-managed tyranny.
Jon Stewart's debut feature sees the humour in warped logic.
Jon Stewart’s directorial debut shows the value of humour as a means of combating the darkest times.
A Kafkaesque ordeal suffered by Iranian journalist Maziar Bahari is the source of this engrossing, enraging film.
New film Rosewater tells Iran plight of journalist
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