About Rosewater
- Released on November 07, 2014
In 2009, Iranian Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari was covering Iran's volatile elections for Newsweek. One of the few reporters living in the country with access to US media, he made an appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, in a taped interview with comedian Jason Jones. The interview was intended as satire, but if the Tehran authorities got the joke they didn't like it - and it would quickly came back to haunt Bahari when he was rousted from his family home and thrown into prison.
Full Cast of Rosewater
Gael García Bernal plays Maziar Bahari
Shohreh Aghdashloo plays Moloojoon
Jason Jones plays Jason Jones
Haluk Bilginer plays Baba Akbar
Nasser Faris plays Haj Agha
Andrew Gower plays Jimmy the avid editor
Kim Bodnia plays Javadi (Rosewater)
Dimitri Leonidas plays Davood
Golshifteh Farahani plays Maryam
Claire Foy plays Paola
Amir El-Masry plays Alireza
Kambiz Hosseini plays Hassan
Numan Acar plays Rahim
Arian Moayed plays Hamid
Ayman Sharaiha plays Blue-Eyed Seyyed
Zeid Kattan plays Seyyed
Ali Elayan plays Channel One State TV Interviewer
Nidal Ali plays Prison Soundsman
Alex Klaus plays Prison Barber
Firas Fanni plays Another Prisoner
Alaadin Khasawneh plays Prison Guard
Hamid Masri plays Admission Guard #1
Wissam Tobaileh plays Admission Guard #2
Amir Rahimzadeh plays Abdul
Manar Mughrabi plays Female Agent
Mohammad Abdel Raheem plays Cyrus
Manaf Irani plays Avid Debate Watcher
Mohammad Sami plays Teenage Boy
Miles Jupp plays Maziar's Producer
Lindsey Hilsum plays Herself
Ed Ward plays Field Producer
Jonathan Hopper plays Young Rosewater
Bassam Hanna plays Rosewater's Father
Nafisa Ghazi plays Rosewater's Mother
Hassan Sha'er plays 1980 Prison Warden
Ahmad Massad plays Tavab
Hamza Muhaisen plays Young Maziar
Saif Goussous plays Polling Station Policeman
Ali Hussein plays Maziar's Newborn Daughter
Saro Karaoghlanian plays Maziar's Friend
Hannah Douglass plays Flight Attendant
Eyad Zoubi plays Shah's Guard
Mohammad Nizar plays Cyrus
Crew of Rosewater
Directing
Costume & Make-Up
Art
Production
Sound
Editing
Writing
Camera
- Gael García Bernal
- Shohreh Aghdashloo
- Jason Jones
- Haluk Bilginer
- Nasser Faris
- Andrew Gower
- Kim Bodnia
- Dimitri Leonidas
- Golshifteh Farahani
- Claire Foy
- Amir El-Masry
- Kambiz Hosseini
- Numan Acar
- Arian Moayed
- Ayman Sharaiha
- Zeid Kattan
- Ali Elayan
- Nidal Ali
- Alex Klaus
- Firas Fanni
- Alaadin Khasawneh
- Hamid Masri
- Wissam Tobaileh
- Amir Rahimzadeh
- Manar Mughrabi
- Mohammad Abdel Raheem
- Manaf Irani
- Mohammad Sami
- Miles Jupp
- Lindsey Hilsum
- Ed Ward
- Jonathan Hopper
- Bassam Hanna
- Nafisa Ghazi
- Hassan Sha'er
- Ahmad Massad
- Hamza Muhaisen
- Saif Goussous
- Ali Hussein
- Saro Karaoghlanian
- Hannah Douglass
- Eyad Zoubi
- Mohammad Nizar