Rosewater to Release on DVD/ Blu-Ray

A journalist in Iran endures an unthinkable ordeal when he is falsely accused of spying in Rosewater, a political thriller coming to Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD on March 24, 2015 for lending to library patrons, from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Based on the thrilling true-life story of Maziar Bahari, the film features first-rate performances from an international cast, as well as an impassioned script that infuses wit and humor into a terrifying and all-too-real situation. Available on DVD and Blu-ray Combo Pack, Rosewater comes with bonus content that sheds additional light on this important story.

Rosewater marks the feature-film writing and directing debut of comedian and political "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart. Gael García Bernal (Cesar Chavez, The Loneliest Planet) stars as Baziar, turning in a performance described as "exceptional" by Peter Travers of Rolling Stone, along with Oscarnominee Shohreh Aghdashloo (On the Inside, The Odd Life of Timothy Green). Rosewater has earned the prestigious Freedom of Expression Award from the National Board of Review, as well praise from critics including Sasha Stone of Awards Daily who says "It's not only one of the best films I've seen this year, but one I will keep telling people to see." 

Based on Then They Came For Me: A Family's Story Of Love, Captivity, and Survival, the best-selling memoir by Maziar Bahari and Aimee Molloy, Rosewater follows the Tehran-born, Canada-based Bahari as the journalist returns to Iran to interview Mir-Hossein Mousavi, challenger to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the country's contentious 2009 presidential election. As Mousavi's supporters were protesting Ahmadinejad's victory declaration even before the polls closed, Bahari endured personal risk by sending footage of the street riots to the BBC. For this, Bahari was arrested by police led by a man known only as "Rosewater." He was tortured and interrogated over the next 118 days, while his wife embarked on an international campaign to have her husband freed and media outlets kept the story alive.

 

The Blu-ray Combo Pack includes a Blu-ray, DVD and DIGITAL HD with UltraViolet. 

• Blu-ray unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring 6X the picture resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and theater-quality surround sound.
• DVD offers the flexibility and convenience of playing movies in more places, both at home and away.
• DIGITAL HD with UltraViolet lets fans watch movies anywhere on their favorite devices. Users can instantly stream or download.

Bonus Features on Blu-ray and DVD

• Iran's Controversial Election
• The Story of Maziar Bahari
• Real Spies Have TV Shows
• What Happens in New Jersey...
• A Director's Perspective

 

FILMMAKERSCast: Gael García Bernal, Shohreh Aghdashloo
Directed By: Jon Stewart
Written By: Jon Stewart from the book Then They Came For Me: A Family's Story Of Love, Captivity, And Survival by Maziar Bahari and Aimee Molloy
Produced By: Gigi Pritzker, Scott Rudin, Jon Stewart
Executive Produced By: Chris McShane, Lila Yacoub, Eli Bush
Director of Photography: Bobby Bukowski
Production Designer: Gerald Sullivan
Edited By: Jay Rabinowitz
Costume Designer: Phaedra Dahdaleh
Music By: Howard Shore

TECHNICAL INFORMATION - Blu-ray:Rental Street Date: March 24, 2015
Selection Numbers: 55166144
Running Time: 1 hour 44 minutes
Layers: BD-50
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Rating: R for language including some crude references, and violent content.
Technical Info: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French subtitles

TECHNICAL INFORMATION - DVD:Rental Street Date: March 24, 2015
Selection Numbers: 55166114
Running Time: 1 hour 44 minutes
Layers: Dual Layer
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Rating: R for language including some crude references, and violent content.
Technical Info: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish and French subtitles