Coup 53

(Kodeta 53) کودتای ۵۳

Synopsis

Ten years in the making, Coup 53 tells the story of the 1953 the Anglo-American coup d’état that overthrew Iran’s government of Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh and reinstalled the Shah. The CIA/MI6 covert action was called Operation Ajax. It was all about Iran’s oil and who gets to control and benefit from it. BP was at the heart of this story. Shot in seven countries, featuring participants and first-hand witnesses, and unearthing never seen before archive material, Coup 53 is a politically explosive and cinematically innovative documentary that lifts the lid on secrets buried for over 66 years.

Director

Taghi Amirani is an Iranian-born physicist and documentary filmmaker who lives in the United Kingdom. He is known for Coup 53 (2019), We Are Many (2014) and Red Lines and Deadlines (2005).
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