Gael Garcia Bernal’s latest project is headed to the U.S. theaters.
Open Road Films has picked up the U.S. distribution rights to Rosewater, the political drama starring the 35-year-old Mexican actor.
The film marks The Daily Showhost Jon Stewart’s directorial debut. It’s an adaptation of the New York Timesbest-selling memoir Then They Came for Me: A Family’s Story of Love, Captivity and Survival, written by BBC journalist Maziar Bahari.
The story centers on the Tehran-born Canadian broadcast journalist (portrayed by Bernal) who was covering the Iranian elections in 2009. After submitting footage of street riots, Bahari was arrested by Revolutionary Guard police, and for the next 118 days was interrogated and tortured by man he called Rosewater, due to the man’s scent.
Gael Garcia Bernal’s latest film will hit U.S. theaters in November. Open Road Films has announced plans to release Rosewater, starring the 35-year-old Mexican actor, on November 7. The directorial debut from The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart, the film is an adaptation of BBC journalist Maziar Bahari’s book Then They…
Gael Garcia Bernal is preparing for a daily Daily Show experience… The 34-year-old Mexican actor will star in the debut directorial effort from The Daily Show host Jon Stewart. Garcia Bernal will portray a journalist in the Stewart-penned film Rosewater, which is based on the 2011 memoir Then They Came…
Gael Garcia Bernal is earning rave reviews for his latest project… And, now you can see his work for yourself. Open Road Films has released the official trailer for Jon Stewart’s directorial debut Rosewater, starring the 35-year-old Mexican actor. The film, an adaptation of Maziar Bahari’s book Then They Came…
