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 insight into the kind of shady shit the CIA was getting up to in the post-war years, it’ll tick all the boxes. It’s co-written by film editing guru Walter Murch (‘Apocalypse Now’), who will be appearing with director Taghi Amirani for a virtual Q&A when the film gets its global release on August 19. Read More