Rosewater

The rest of the film is...kinda all over the place.

We rarely get the sense that Stewart is talking down to us - which is why it's such a disappointment that 'Rosewater', is so often pitched and played like a carefully dumbed-down TV movie.

The story is engrossing and enraging, and Stewart takes care to remind us that the real victims of oppressive regimes are those who live with them on a daily basis.

With Stewart mounting the director's chair, 'Rosewater' is a perfect History class film; an educational and well acted showcase of media tragedy ballooning into a thoughtful and humanizing story.