With Iran and the world once again on the brink, COUP 53 feels less like history and more like a warning. In 1953, a military coup led by British MI6 backed by the CIA overthrew Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister, Mohammad Mossadegh. Director Taghi Amirani spent ten years uncovering what really happened. Working with legendary editor Walter Murch, and featuring a powerful performance by Ralph Fiennes, COUP 53 exposes the roots of today's tensions with rare clarity and urgency.
