The Film
Coup 53
Old secrets cast long shadows
The Story
Tehran, Iran, August 19, 1953. A group of Iranian conspirators who, with the approval of the deposed tyrant Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, have conspired with agents of the British MI6 and the US CIA, manage to put an end to the democratic government led by Mohammad Mosaddegh, a dramatic event that will begin the tragic era of coups d'état that, orchestrated by the CIA, will take place, over the following decades, in dozens of countries around the world.
mohammad mosaddegh iranian expats state crimes geopolitics political repression 1950s national identity british colonialism government conspiracy oil refinery archive footage docudrama political assassination animated scene historical figure teheran (tehran), iran coup d'etat nationalism cinema on cinema espionage
Runtime
121 min
Released Sep 2019
Gallery
The Stills.
