Notebook belonging to Richard Sewell suggests country's close involvement with Us plot to rescue American hostages from Iran
It has caused anger in countries as far flung as Canada, Britain and Iran. Now Ben Affleck's Oscar-winning Argo must face up to a new challenge from diplomats in New Zealand who say they can prove that the Iran hostage crisis-set historical drama wrongly ignored their country's contribution to events shown in the film.
Chris Terrio's Oscar-winning screenplay for Argo depicts New Zealand's embassy as unwilling to help with an ambitious plan to fly six Us diplomats out of the country. The film implies that CIA fixer Tony Mendez, played by Affleck, is the main mover and shaker in a largely Us-planned scheme to rescue the six under the guise that they are Canadian film producers returning from a scouting trip for a Hollywood fantasy film.
New Zealand's parliament has...
It has caused anger in countries as far flung as Canada, Britain and Iran. Now Ben Affleck's Oscar-winning Argo must face up to a new challenge from diplomats in New Zealand who say they can prove that the Iran hostage crisis-set historical drama wrongly ignored their country's contribution to events shown in the film.
Chris Terrio's Oscar-winning screenplay for Argo depicts New Zealand's embassy as unwilling to help with an ambitious plan to fly six Us diplomats out of the country. The film implies that CIA fixer Tony Mendez, played by Affleck, is the main mover and shaker in a largely Us-planned scheme to rescue the six under the guise that they are Canadian film producers returning from a scouting trip for a Hollywood fantasy film.
New Zealand's parliament has...
- 4/5/2013
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
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