We know you love your Indie Movie nights Nelson so we have another great film lined up for you on January 8th. We will be showing ROSEWATER , this film is based on a true story and is an official Toronto Film Festival Selection. is Jon Stewarts directorial debut about a Iranian-Canadian journalist played by everyones favorite Gael Garcia Bernal. In June 2009, BBC journalist Maziar Bahari, an Iranian-born Canadian citizen, returned to his native country to interview Mir-Hossein Moussavi, the prime challenger to incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. When Moussavis supporters protested Ahmadinejads declaration of victory, Bahari smuggled footage of the riots to the BBC. He was soon arrested by the Revolutionary Guard and -- led by a man known only as Rosewater -- was interrogated and tortured for 118 days.
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 22:30:01 +0000
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