Review of Rosewater (2014) by Cole J — 14 Oct 2014
More human drama than thriller (compared to last year's equally satisfying Argo), this is a sensitively and effectively made film that entertains and educates in equal measure based on the imprisonment and interrogation of Bahari who bore witness to the violent clampdown after the Iranian election in 2009.
Sounds heavy but this passionate film has a big heart and manages, with various visual devices, to find the small glimmers of humour and hope in the narrative, keeping the film's appeal broad and accessible.
A few well-judged moments also made it possible to create tension and suspense in an otherwise fairly stoic struggle between one man's will against another. The feelgood film this Festival so far and one that also makes you think and be more aware of the world we live in - who would have think it possible in a debut by an actor turned satirist (he was in Death To Smoochy!) turned writer-director and a great cast headed by a Mexican and a Dane playing Iranians?
This review of Rosewater (2014) was written by Cole J on 14 Oct 2014.
Rosewater has generally received positive reviews.
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