Argo (2012)

Release date: 2012-10-12
Country: USA|UK
Language: English|Persian|Arabic
Director: Ben Affleck
Production Co: Warner Bros., GK Films, Smokehouse Pictures
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Biography
Rating: 7.7/10
Length: 2h

Storyline

In 1979, the American embassy in Iran was invaded by Iranian revolutionaries and several Americans were taken hostage. However, six managed to escape to the official residence of the Canadian Ambassador and the CIA was ordered to get them out of the country. With few options, exfiltration expert Tony Mendez devised a daring plan: create a phony Canadian film project looking to shoot in Iran and smuggle the Americans out as its production crew. With the help of some trusted Hollywood contacts, Mendez created the ruse and proceeded to Iran as its associate producer. However, time was running out with the Iranian security forces closing in on the truth while both his charges and the White House had grave doubts about the operation themselves.

Plot Keywords

cia, based on true story, year 1979, f word, escape, hostage, iran, intelligence agent, hanged man, polaroid camera, fake passport, prologue, movie poster, hollywood sign, husband wife relationship, secret mission, subtitled scene, bazaar, film studio, tear gas

Short Review

The old saw "truth is stranger than fiction" has had its teeth properly sharpened in the superb thriller Argo, a blend of political history and Hollywood hijinks that goes right for the jugular.