Coup 53
By Taghi Amirani
Edited by the legendary Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now) and featuring Ralph Fiennes, Coup 53 weaves a thrilling investigation into the heart of a watershed event in contemporary geopolitics: the overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh in 1953 by MI6 and CIA, codenamed Operation Ajax. Who carried out the operation? To what end? Delve into an historical exploration of the highest calibre, shot in 7 countries, including Switzerland.
A film from the 2020 selection of the FIFDH to discover this year
Section Special screenings
Original language(s) English, Persian, French & Italian
Subtitle(s) English & French
Middle EastJusticeFreedom & Democracy
- Director(s)
- Taghi Amirani
Producers
- Taghi Amirani
- Paul Zaentz
Distributor
- To Be Confirmed Shortly To Be Confirmed Shortly
Production
- Amirani Media
Rights holder
- Amirani Media
Cinematographer
- Chris Morphet, Taghi Amirani, Claudia Raschke
Music
- Robert Miller
- Duration
- 119'
- Year
- 2019
- Production country
- United Kingdom, Iran & United States
- Status
- Swiss Premiere
Watch the film online
Accessible on demand from 5 to 14 March 2021
(subject to availability)
A conversation with Taghi Amirani and Walter Murch Sunday 14.03
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