Our man in tehran movie trailer, news, cast, interviews. The title refers to ken taylor, the canadian ambassador to iran. Stripping away all the embellishments of the story, this documentary details the plight. Curiosity brought thomas erdbrink 38 to iran years ago, and now hes married to an awardwinning. Watch frontlines documentary, in which people living inside iran share stories about their lives, hopes and fears with new york times.
Us president jimmy carter called taylor our man in tehran because he provided intelligence to the us government following the takeover of the us embassy in iran. Our man in tehran covers the same events dramatized by director ben affleck in argo. Movie info our man in tehran is an in depth, intimate exploration of the true story behind ben afflecks oscar winning film argo. In our man in tehran, new york times correspondent thomas. Our man in tehran, a frontline series with the new york times thomas erdbrink, gives a rare and revealing look at life in iran this summer, as. This determinedly upbeat documentary is filled with cheerespecially the opening section, which appears devoted to family relations. The result is that most of our man in tehran s biggest revelations have to do less with the hostage exfiltration itself, and more with adjacent bigpicture issues, like carters exceedingly. The film widens out into his daily life as a reporter, watching and listening. A revealing series on life inside iran, with new york times correspondent thomas erdbrink.
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The surprising insights of the new iran film our man in tehran. Our man in tehran 20 ken taylor, canadas former ambassador to iran, discusses sheltering six american diplomats. Episodes of frontline become available for streaming on demand at. Frontline is streaming more than 200 documentaries online. A fascinating and revealing view of life inside iran, with nytimes correspondent thomas erdbrink. Our man in tehran lives an exciting life, full of puzzles and obstacles. Our man in tehran watch s2018 e14 frontline pbs official. Our man in tehran after more than a decade reporting from iran, thomas erdbrink, the tehran bureau chief for the new york times, says hes slowly starting to understand the country where nothing. The result is unprecedented access to a complex country, with its own problems, but a peaceful oasis.
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