Coup 53
“Old secrets cast long shadows”
Tehran, Iran, August 19, 1953. A group of Iranian conspirators who, with the approval of the deposed tyrant Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, have conspired with agents of the British MI6 and the US CIA, manage to put an end to the democratic government led by Mohammad Mosaddegh, a dramatic event that will begin the tragic era of coups d'état that, orchestrated by the CIA, will take place, over the following decades, in dozens of countries around the world.
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Cast
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Ralph Fiennes
Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire
Known for
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Schindler's List
Taghi Amirani
Self - Filmmaker
Vicente Franco
Fateme Ahmadi
Farhad Diba
Self - Mossadegh's Nephew
Ali Amirani
Claudia Raschke
Malcolm Byrne
Self - Researcher
Amir Amirani
Simon Fanthorpe
Stephen Kinzer
Self - Writer
Walter Murch
Self - Film Editor
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Taghi Amirani Director · Walter Murch Writer Robert Miller Composer
United States release August 19, 2020 · Produced in United Kingdom · Languages English, French, Persian
Production
Amirani Media
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Persian
Release dates
United States · September 1, 2019
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · August 19, 2020
Digital
United States
January 7, 2020 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
March 31, 2020 · Premiere · RiverRun International Film Festival
Canada
September 27, 2019 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
August 19, 2020 · Digital
Ireland
August 19, 2020 · Digital
Spain
July 28, 2021 · Premiere · Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest
July 28, 2021 · Digital · Filmin
Sweden
January 30, 2020 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
Switzerland
March 5, 2021 · Premiere · International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights
United Kingdom
October 5, 2019 · Premiere · London Film Festival
August 19, 2020 · Digital
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