Everything about COUP 53, the explosive new documentary about the CIA/MI6 overthrow of democracy in Iran, is unique, including how it is reaching audiences in these unprecedented times. In what could be a first in cinema and radio, the film has teamed up with the Northern...
TEHRAN – Three Iranian movies are competing in the 38th edition of the Rhode Island International Film Festival, which opened today in the U.S. cities of Providence and Newport. “Coup 53” directed by Taqi Amirani is one of the films. While making a documentary about the Anglo-American...
"The hidden role of a British secret service officer who led the coup that permanently altered the Middle East is to be revealed for the first time since an Observer news story was suppressed in 1985. The report, headlined “How MI6 and CIA joined forces to plot Iran...
"He didn’t intend to, but Amirani ended up spending 10 ever-more obsessive years on Coup 53, and his struggle is far from over. The reactions at film festivals have been tremendous. At the Telluride Film Festival screening last September, when I originally reviewed it, I...
Championed by Werner Herzog, this doc lays bare the West’s complicity in the 1953 coup that brought down Iran’s elected prime minister. If you’re looking for something encouraging about the UK’s standing in the world, ‘Coup 53’ may not be it, but for a pungent...
We increasingly love a lot of the documentaries getting cinema releases and the COUP 53 trailer is intriguing and here’s a novel way to see it. The debut feature documentary thriller by Iranian director Taghi Amirani will receive a unique digital release on 19th August 2020, the 67th...
We are thrilled to announce the European Premiere of Coup53 at the British Film Institute London Film Festival 2019 (BFI). The film is competing for the The Grierson Award. This award recognises films with integrity, originality, and social or cultural significance. Due to overwhelming demand, the...