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Coup 53

Summary Ten years in the making, Coup 53 tells the story of the 1953 the Anglo-American coup d'état that overthrew Iran's government of Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh and reinstalled the Shah. The CIA/MI6 covert action was called Operation Ajax. It was all about Iran’s oil and who gets to control and benefit from it. BP was at the heart of th...

Directed By: Taghi Amirani

Written By: Walter Murch, Taghi Amirani

  • 2020
  • 2 h
  • 2020
  • 2 h

Coup 53

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Summary Ten years in the making, Coup 53 tells the story of the 1953 the Anglo-American coup d'état that overthrew Iran's government of Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh and reinstalled the Shah. The CIA/MI6 covert action was called Operation Ajax. It was all about Iran’s oil and who gets to control and benefit from it. BP was at the heart of th...

Directed By: Taghi Amirani

Written By: Walter Murch, Taghi Amirani

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100
Sep 8, 2020
Coup 53 is a live-wire thriller that is one of the best documentaries of the year.
By Christian Gallichio FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 24, 2020
Part political drama, part history lesson, part gripping spy thriller, Coup 53 gives what has been relegated to a small footnote in Iran’s story the big, expansive, dramatic treatment it deserves.
By Ian Freer FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 20, 2020
Whether or not Darbyshire’s admission is the bombshell Mr. Amirani says it is, his account is a chilling commentary on a dark chapter in Middle East history.
By Joe Morgenstern FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 19, 2020
Is Coup 53 trustworthy in every respect? Perhaps not. Both as a detective story and as a deep dive into a world event whose consequences linger, it is bracing, absorbing filmmaking.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
78
Aug 19, 2020
Fiennes assumes the character and recites shocking revelations that Amirami’s obsessive research has disclosed. It sounds like a cheap trick, but the actor pulls it off flawlessly.
By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW
75
Once Taghi Amirani turns his attention to the coup itself, his film snaps into shape, with Walter Murch skillfully knitting together new and old interviews to lay out the story in highly dramatic form.
By Chris Barsanti FULL REVIEW
67
Aug 21, 2020
As the movie turns more conventional, it struggles to retain the freshness it once had.
By Steve Pond FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Amirani Media
Release Date Aug 19, 2020
Duration 2 h
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Website http://www.coup53.com/
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Awards

Milano International Film Festival Awards (MIFF Awards)
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Vancouver International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Fajr Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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