DESERT ONE

108 min

NYC PREMIERE Two-time Oscar-winner Barbara Kopple (Harlan County USA, American Dream) re-examines the story of Americans taken hostage by Iranian revolutionaries in 1979. Focusing on a rescue mission, the film plays like a thriller. Kopple draws upon never-before-heard audiotapes from inside the White House, as well as new interviews with hostages, rescuers, Iranians and even President Carter, whose 1980 election loss to Ronald Reagan was greatly influenced by this decisive chapter of history.

Co-presented by Film Fatales and NYWIFT

Director: Barbara Kopple

Executive Producer: Zachary G. Behr, Eli Lehrer

Producer: Barbara Kopple, David Cassidy, Eric Forman

Writer: Francisco Bello

Cinematographer: Gary Griffin, Gelareh Kizand, Asad Faruqi, Thomas Kaufman

Editor: Francisco Bello, Fabian Caballero

Music: Wendy Blackstone

Language: English, Farsi

Country: USA

Year: 2019

Publicist: The 2050 Group Publicity

US Distributor: HISTORY

Sales Agent: Cinetic Media

History

Human Rights

Middle East

Politics

War and Conflict

DESERT ONE

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