Description:

Based of a true story about a journalist who gets detained and brutally interrogated in prison for 118 days. The journalist Maziar Bahari was blindfolded and interrogated for 4 months in Evin prison in Iran, while the only distinguishable feature about his captor is the distinct smell of rosewater. An interview and sketch that Maziar did with a journalist on The Daily show was used as evidence that Maziar was a spy and in communication with the American government and the CIA.

Year:

2014

Directed By:

Jon Stewart

Written By:

Jon Stewart (screenplay), Maziar Bahari (book), 1 more credit

Genres:

Biography, Drama

Release Date:

27 November 2014 (Israel)

Language:

English

Runtime:

103 min

Origin/Country:

USA

Shooting Location:

Amman, Jordan Box Office Budget: $5,000,000