United States / Aug 31, 2012 / Telluride Film Festival
The movie was fake. The mission was real.
2h 0min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky plan to free six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Scoot McNairy | Joe Stafford |
| Rory Cochrane | Lee Schatz |
| Christopher Denham | Mark Lijek |
| Kerry Bishé | Kathy Stafford |
| Kyle Chandler | Hamilton Jordan |
| Chris Messina | Malinov |
| Željko Ivanek | Robert Pender |
| Titus Welliver | Bates |
| Keith Szarabajka | Adam Engell |
| Bob Gunton | Cyrus Vance |
| Richard Kind | Max Klein |
| Richard Dillane | OSS Officer Nicholls |
| Omid Abtahi | Reza Borhani |
| Page Leong | Pat Taylor |
| Farshad Farahat | Azizi Checkpoint #3 |
| Sheila Vand | Sahar |
| Karina Logue | Elizabeth Ann Swift |
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| Ryan Ahern | Sgt. Sickmann |
| Bill Tangradi | Alan B. Golacinski |
| Jamie McShane | William J. Daugherty |
| Matthew Glave | Col. Charles W. Scott |
| Roberto Garcia | Sgt. William Gallegos |
| Christopher Stanley | Thomas L. Ahern, Jr. |
| Jon Woodward Kirby | Fred Kupke |
| Alborz Basiratmand | Student with Poster |
| Ruty Rutenberg | Marine #1 |
| Michael Woolston | Marine #2 |
| Sharareh Sedghi | Lady with Radio |
| Bobby Zegar | Tear Gas Student |
| Victor McCay | Malick |
| Matt Nolan | Peter Genco |
| J.R. Cacia | Brice |
| Bill Kalmenson | Hal Saunders |
| Rob Brownstein | Landon Butler |
| David Sullivan | Jon Titterton |
| Jean Carol | Jordan's Secretary |
| Michael Cassidy | Jordan's Analyst |
| John Boyd | Lamont |
| Yuriy Sardarov | Rossi |
| Nikka Far | Tehran Mary |
| Aidan Sussman | Ian Mendez |
| Barry Livingston | David Marmor |
| Ali Saam | Ali Khalkhali |
| Araz Vahid Ebrahim Nia | Moradi |
| Scott Anthony Leet | The Minotaur |
| Ashley Wood | Space Lab Nurse |
| Rob Tepper | Film Director |
| Ray Porter | First A.D. |
| Stephen J. Lattanzi | PA |
| Danielle Barbosa | Lester's Housekeeper |
| Michael Parks | Jack Kirby |
| Eric Scott Cooper | Publicist |
| Adrienne Barbeau | Nina / Serksi the Gallactic Witch |
| Tom Lenk | Variety Reporter |
| Nelson Franklin | LA Times Reporter |
| Kelly Curran | Princess Aleppa |
| Mark Rhino Smith | Evil Villain |
| Scott Elrod | Achilles Crux |
| Bill Blair | Humanoid Robot |
| Daston Kalili | Green Jacket |
| Joseph S. Griffo | Nestor the Android |
| Andrew Varenhorst | Blue Monster |
| Amitis Frances Ariano | Persian Dancer |
| Ali Fiori | Sci Fi Body Suit Girl |
| Taies Farzan | Middle Class Iranian Woman |
| Florans Atlantis | Middle Class Iranian Man |
| Rafi Pitts | Iranian Consulate Official |
| Allegra Carpenter | British Airways Flight Attendant |
| Bobby Naderi | Airport Husband |
| Ray Haratian | Immigration Officer |
| Mehrdad Sarlak | Immigration Officer |
| Soheil Tasbihchi | Immigration Officer |
| Hovik Gharibian | Immigration Officer |
| Dorianne Pahlavan | Airport Hysterical Wife |
| Houshang Touzie | Deputy Minister of Islamic Guidance |
| Peter Henry Schroeder | Producer |
| Ali Farkhonde | Tehran Car Rental Man |
| Sahm McGlynn | Bearded Fundamentalist in Bazaar |
| Muhammed Cangören | Bazaar Shopkeeper |
| Asghar Allah Veirdi Zadeh | Bazaar Angry Man |
| Leyla Beysulen | Angry Woman |
| Lindsey Ginter | Hedley Donovan |
| Tim Quill | Alan Sosa |
| Larry Sullivan | Engell's Secretary |
| Danilo Di Julio | Sgt. Gauthier |
| Fanshen Cox | White House Operator |
| Tehmina Sunny | Swissair Ticketing Agent |
| Amir K | Passport Official |
| Baris Deli | Carpet Factory Komiteh |
| Cas Anvar | Revolutionary Guard |
| Bahram Khosraviani | Revolutionary Guard |
| Sam Sheikholeslami | Revolutionary Guard |
| Saba Sarem | Revolutionary Guard |
| Puya Abbassi | Revolutionary Guard |
| Reza Mir | Komiteh Reza |
| Jozef Fahey | Lock Up PA |
| Annie Little | Swissair Gate Agent |
| Fahim Fazli | Komiteh Subordinate |
| Brandon Tabassi | Young Komiteh at Airport |
| John Hans Tester | Swissair Pilot |
| Alex Schemmer | Swissair Co-Pilot |
| Yan Feldman | Air Traffic Controller |
| Nancy Stelle | Swissair Flight Attendant |
| Maz Siam | Iraqi Border Guard |
| Ken Edling | Assistant Secretary of State |
| Deborah Deimel Bean | State Department Official |
| Michael Chieffo | CIA Archives Officer |
| Taylor Schilling | Christine Mendez |
| Philip Baker Hall | CIA Director Stansfield Turner (uncredited) |
| Eli Jane | Swissair Stewardess (uncredited) |
| Lucas N. Hall | Protestor (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Carter | Lui-même (images d'archives) |
| Victoria Charters | Swissair Gate Rep |
Genres
DramaThriller
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Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 07, 2012 / Toronto International Film Festival
Spain / Sep 22, 2012 / Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival
Switzerland / Sep 24, 2012 / 12 / Zurich Film Festival
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Brazil / Sep 26, 2012 / Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
Finland / Sep 29, 2012 / K-16 / Helsinki International Film Festival
Argentina / Oct 16, 2012 / Buenos Aires
United Kingdom / Oct 17, 2012 / BFI London Film Festival
Japan / Oct 22, 2012 / G / Tokyo International Film Festival
Netherlands / Oct 23, 2012 / 16 / Leiden International Film Festival
Sweden / Nov 09, 2012 / 15 / Stockholm International Film Festival
Slovenia / Nov 11, 2012 / Ljubljana International Film Festival
Theatrical release
Thailand / Oct 11, 2012
Ukraine / Oct 11, 2012
Armenia / Oct 12, 2012
Canada / Oct 12, 2012 / 14A
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Colombia / Oct 12, 2012
United States / Oct 12, 2012 / R
Philippines / Oct 17, 2012
Argentina / Oct 18, 2012
Chile / Oct 18, 2012
Bulgaria / Oct 19, 2012
India / Oct 19, 2012
Taiwan / Oct 19, 2012 / 6+
Serbia / Oct 22, 2012
Australia / Oct 24, 2012 / M
Bolivia / Oct 25, 2012
New Zealand / Oct 25, 2012 / M
Peru / Oct 25, 2012
Japan / Oct 26, 2012
Panama / Oct 26, 2012
Spain / Oct 26, 2012 / 7
South Korea / Oct 31, 2012 / 15
Finland / Nov 02, 2012 / K-16
Belgium / Nov 07, 2012 / 18
France / Nov 07, 2012 / TP
Germany / Nov 07, 2012 / 12
Italy / Nov 07, 2012 / VM14
Switzerland / Nov 07, 2012
United Kingdom / Nov 07, 2012 / 15
Denmark / Nov 08, 2012 / 15
Netherlands / Nov 08, 2012 / 12
Portugal / Nov 08, 2012 / M/12
Russia / Nov 08, 2012 / 16+
Austria / Nov 09, 2012
Brazil / Nov 09, 2012 / 14
Estonia / Nov 09, 2012
Iceland / Nov 09, 2012
Ireland / Nov 09, 2012 / 15A
Latvia / Nov 09, 2012
Mexico / Nov 09, 2012 / C
Norway / Nov 09, 2012 / 15
Romania / Nov 09, 2012 / 12
United Arab Emirates / Nov 09, 2012
Uruguay / Nov 09, 2012
Singapore / Nov 13, 2012
Hong Kong / Nov 15, 2012
Slovenia / Nov 15, 2012
Egypt / Nov 21, 2012
Hungary / Nov 21, 2012 / 16
Bosnia & Herzegovina / Nov 22, 2012
Croatia / Nov 22, 2012
Lebanon / Nov 22, 2012
Sweden / Nov 23, 2012 / 15
Czechia / Nov 29, 2012 / 15+
Slovakia / Nov 29, 2012
Poland / Nov 30, 2012 / 18
Türkiye / Nov 30, 2012
Ecuador / Dec 07, 2012
Paraguay / Dec 28, 2012
Israel / Jan 03, 2013
Greece / Jan 10, 2013 / Κ-12
Venezuela / Jan 11, 2013
South Africa / Jan 25, 2013
Lithuania / Feb 28, 2013
Indonesia / Mar 22, 2013
Physical media
Netherlands / Mar 20, 2013 / 12 / DVD, Blu ray
Greece / Mar 29, 2013 / DVD,Blu-ray
Czechia / Apr 03, 2013
TV
Netherlands / May 11, 2015 / 12 / Veronica
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