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The filmmakers behind HBO’s Hostages didn’t know that their four-part documentary would premiere in the middle of the second week of anti-government protests in Iran stemming from the death of a young woman in state police custody. They were probably relatively confident, though, that no matter when Hostages debuted, it would have immediacy.
The series examines the Iran hostage crisis of 1979-1981 in full context, before and after the 444-day international crisis that represented a historical linchpin event for both countries. It was integral to the 40+ years Iran has now spent in diplomatic isolation from much of the West, an illustration of the sometimes catastrophic consequences of even a populist revolution. And it was integral to the 1980 presidential election in the United States, an election that ushered in the version of the political right as we now understand it, as well...
The filmmakers behind HBO’s Hostages didn’t know that their four-part documentary would premiere in the middle of the second week of anti-government protests in Iran stemming from the death of a young woman in state police custody. They were probably relatively confident, though, that no matter when Hostages debuted, it would have immediacy.
The series examines the Iran hostage crisis of 1979-1981 in full context, before and after the 444-day international crisis that represented a historical linchpin event for both countries. It was integral to the 40+ years Iran has now spent in diplomatic isolation from much of the West, an illustration of the sometimes catastrophic consequences of even a populist revolution. And it was integral to the 1980 presidential election in the United States, an election that ushered in the version of the political right as we now understand it, as well...
- 28/09/2022
- por Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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