Jon Stewart, the host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, has floated above the true heat of politics with the candid nature of his show. He is allowed the sarcasm and tongue-in-cheek rhetoric because as he himself as claimed he is on a comedy channel and not a real journalist. Yet, breaking from his normal role as comedy host and political provocateur, he is getting serious as the writer and director of Rosewater starring Gael García Bernal. Rosewater is about Newsweek journalist Maziar Bahari, who travels to Iran to cover the elections. Soon after discovering the local heartbeat of the civilian struggle, he finds himself in jail. Apparently the Iranian government used an interview from The Daily Show to indict Bahari, hence Jon Stewart’s interest and collaboration.
Rosewater
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Director: Jon Stewart
Cast: Gael Garcia Bernal
MPAA Rating: R
Run Time: 103 mins
Release Year: 2014
Country Of Origin: USA