With Iranian protests leading global headlines, this is an opportunity to see COUP 53 in the company of the filmmakers. The 1953 coup in Iran is THE origin story of decades of turmoil and tragedy right up to the present day. Using never seen before footage and documents, brought to life with a unique and mesmerizing performance by Ralph Fiennes, the film tells the story of the Anglo-American coup d’état that overthrew Iran’s Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh and reinstalled the Shah.
