Framed as a ticking clock political thriller, Iranian director Taghi Amirani’s documentary “Coup 53” plays as an enthralling look at the 1953 overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mossadegh by U.S.
and U.K. intelligence agencies, in an effort to reinstate the Shah, a figure who was sympathetic to US and British oil interests in the region.
Mixing traditional documentary talking-heads with Amirani’s own self-reflexive efforts to make the film, “Coup 53” is a thrilling film that contextualizes a major historical event through a global and personal lens.
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