If you're an avid watcher of The Daily Show, you may have noticed Jon Stewart took a some time off last year, leaving hosting duties to John Oliver. So what was Stewart doing during that time off? Well, he was directing (also acting as screenwriter) Rosewater, based the true story of Maziar Bahari (Gael Garcia Bernal), a journalist arrested during the riots that followed the controversial declaration of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's victory, hours before polls closed, during the 2009 elections in Iran, and tortured for one hundred and eighteen days. Stewart has delivered a pretty impressive debut here, and Bernal promises to deliver a powerful central performance. Check it out below
Released: 7th November
