Jon Stewart's Directorial Debut 'Rosewater' Already Looks Like An Oscar Contender

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Jon Stewart's Directorial Debut 'Rosewater' Already Looks Like An Oscar Contender

by Kirsten Acuna at Business Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com/rosewater-trailer-2014-8

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Last year, Jon Stewart took three months off from his late-night series “The Daily Show” to work on his directorial debut.

Now, the first trailer for his film, “Rosewater,” is out and it already looks like a potential Oscar contender.

Based on the 2011 book “Then They Came for Me: A Family’s Story of Love, Captivity and Survival” by Maziar Bahari and Aimee Molloy, Stewart wrote the screenplay about Bahari, a journalist who was captured, imprisoned, and tortured while on a trip to cover Iran's presidential elections. The only way in which he can identify his captor is by the scent of rosewater.

Early reviews for the film are mostly positive. According to the New York Times, "Rosewater" is estimated to cost between $30-$40 million to make.


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1. The preview looks fantastic. Bet it is one smart film.

[Cha]

2. Wow.. I had no idea Jon Stewart was doing this.. thank you, applegrove~

Yes the trailer is very compelling! Imagine directing all of that!

[Wella]

3. I would love to see this

Thanks for the information, applegrove. I remember the journalist actually being on TDS.

[LiberalAndProud]

4. I was going to snark about trailer nominations.

Then I watched the trailer. I've decided trailers should have a category of their own. Really spectacular.

[applegrove]

5. Yeah. Wonderfully filmed. And the story must be harrowing and

reaffirming of humanity in the end. Looks like a winner.