12 Nov 2016
Pseudo Secular
They are frozen in place, stagnating without any direction. Around them, things change rapidly.
Coup 53
Old secrets cast long shadows
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.
Top Billed Cast
Ralph Fiennes Self - Actor / Norman Darbyshire
Farhad Diba Self - Mossadegh's Nephew
Malcolm Byrne Self - Researcher
Stephen Kinzer Self - Writer
Ervand Abrahamian Self - Writer
Alison Rooper Self - End of Empire (1985) Researcher
David Owen Self - Politician
Mark Anderson Self - End of Empire (1985) Producer (voice)
Humphry Trevelyan Self - End of Empire (1985) Cameraman
Rameza Mahsani Self - Former Ferry Boat Captain
Adbolzahra Baghlani Self - Former Gardener
Ghobad Fakhimi Self - Former Oil Engineer
Nigel Hawkes Self - Journalist (voice)
Stephen Dorril Self - Writer
Hamid Ahmadi Self - Researcher
Mousa Mehran Self - Mossadegh's Former Bodyguard
Ardeshir Zahedi Self - Former Politician
David Talbot Self - Writer
Siavush Randjbar-Daemi Self - Historian
Ahmad Djalili Self - Photojournalist
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