# Rosewater (2014)

> A journalist’s 118-day imprisonment in Iran becomes a tense, intimate study of political paranoia, coercion, and the stubborn preservation of identity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/128114

## Facts

- Runtime: 103 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Jon Stewart
- Cast: Gael García Bernal, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Kim Bodnia, Claire Foy, Haluk Bilginer, Golshifteh Farahani, Nasser Faris, Dimitri Leonidas
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2752688/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: tense, somber, earnest, serious movie night, political drama viewing

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