directed by: Ben Affleck, year: 2012
actors: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman

Argo is a 2012 American historical drama thriller film directed by Ben Affleck. The film is a dramatization of the joint CIA-Canadian secret operation to extract six fugitive American diplomatic personnel out of revolutionary Iran in 1979. With tensions escalating and the Iranian Revolution in full swing, CIA operative Tony Mendez comes up with a risky plan to create a fake Hollywood movie as a cover to smuggle the Americans out of Iran. The film explores themes of bravery, ingenuity, and the complexities of international relations.

Hostage Crisis, Diplomacy, Espionage, Hollywood, Rescue Mission