Product Details

• Actors: Sahar Driver, Larry Everest, David Glick, Robert Gould, Jim Haber, Juhasz, Layeghi, Plitnick, Veiluva Majid Baradar
• Directors: Aaron Newman
• Writers: Aaron Newman
• Producers: Aaron Newman
• Format: NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Studio: Scary Cow Productions
• DVD Release Date: July 31, 2008
• Run Time: 79 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001DKWIS8
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #273,150 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Why no mention of Banisadr?, September 8, 2008

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Domenico Rosa - See all my reviews
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This review is from: IRAN (is not the problem) (DVD)

I enjoyed the film. However, I cannot understand why no mention was made about Abolhassan Banisadr. After the overthrown of the Shah in 1979, Banisadr was elected President with almost 80% of the vote. This huge landslide is indicative of the desires of the Iranian people in 1979. Unfortunately, he was impeached in June 1981 allegedly because of his moves against the clerics. He saved himself by remaining in hiding before fleeing to France in July 1981. The film states that the current president is the first lay person to hold the office. This is an error because Banisadr was the first lay president of Iran.
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a must see, September 17, 2008

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Stuart Matthews (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: IRAN (is not the problem) (DVD)

A tremendous, informative film that neither insults the viewer's intelligence nor is too confusing to understand. Possibly the best documentary I have ever seen.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An informative, factual film, greatly needed to counter lies about Iran, September 7, 2008

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William O. Beeman "Professor and Chair, Depar... (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: IRAN (is not the problem) (DVD)

The film is factually accurate, and thus very worthwhile. The research done by the citizen activists is impressive, and shows that non-specialists can actually inform themselves adequately if they take the trouble to do so. I have scheduled the film for showing in the Twin Cities. Others who have seen it have been enthusiastic. The factuality of the film is crucial. There are groups like AIPAC who have a well-financed carpet-bomb style propaganda effort designed to spread misinformation about Iran, particularly about its nuclear program. There is very little in the public media to counter this dangerous prevarication. This film could have been edited to enhance its impact. There is repetition that can be tedious, and a very slight tendency to hyperbole, but in general Americans who want the truth about Iran should watch this film. It is important. I have one caveat. The short version of the film (20 minutes) on the DVD is not very effective. It tends to focus on the history of the U.S.-Iran relationship, rather than grabbing the high points of the misinformation about Iran that would grab the viewer's attention. This could have been much more effectively edited. The long version of the film has more impact.