American Coup (2010)

Name: American Coup
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2016-05-06T14:47:44+02:00
Cast: Ervand Abrahamian, Ehsan Yarshater

Documentary | 98 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 98 minuten

Country: United States / Iran

Directed by: Joe Ayella

Stars: Ervand Abrahamian and Ehsan Yarshater

IMDb score: 7,4 (221)

Releasedate: 9 November 2010

American Coup plot

The 2009 Iranian elections, which many believe were fraudulent, brought the issue of democracy in the Islamic Republic back to global attention. There is a general impression that a truly free democracy in Iran is not possible, nor will it ever get a chance. History shows that there was already a democratically elected government more than fifty years ago, but that it was destroyed by the intervention of the American intelligence service CIA. “American Coup” reconstructs this hitherto underexposed chapter in history. In interviews with experts and with the help of archive footage, it becomes clear what considerations were behind the decision to overthrow Mohammed Mossadegh, who was elected prime minister in 1951, in a coup...