As gripping as any thriller, this spellbinding film reveals the story behind Operation Ajax, the Anglo-American coup d’état that overthrew Iran’s democratically elected prime minister Mohammad Mosaddegh and put the country back in the hands of the ruthless and U.S.-friendly Shah Pahlavi. What begins as a historical documentary about the 1953 events turns into a real-time investigation as Iranian director Taghi Amirani and legendary editor Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now, The English Patient) unearth never-before-seen archival material hidden for decades. Rife with political intrigue and featuring brilliant dramatizations by actor Ralph Fiennes, Coup 53 lifts the lid on one of the most seismic political moments of the 20th century.
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