Director: Ben Affleck
Stars: Ben Affleck, Bryan
Cranston and John Goodman
Running Time: 120 mins
Certificate: 15
Country of Origin: USA
Based on real events, the dramatic thriller “Argo” chronicles the life-or-death covert
operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage
crisis, focusing on the little-known role that the CIA and Hollywood played—information
that was not declassified until many years after the event.
On November 4, 1979, as the Iranian revolution reaches its boiling point, militants
storm the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking 52 Americans hostage. But, in the midst
of the chaos, six Americans manage to slip away and find refuge in the home of Canadian
Ambassador Ken Taylor. Knowing it is only a matter of time before the six are found
out and likely killed, the Canadian and American governments ask the CIA to intervene.
The CIA turns to their top “exfiltration” specialist, Tony Mendez, to come up with
a plan to get the six Americans safely out of the country. A plan so incredible,
it could only happen in the movies.
