Diplomat Who Worked on Hostages Sees 'Argo' as Potentially Exploitive
"Argo" opened to rave reviews last weekend. Gary Sick noted in his review for Al-Monitor that, while entertaining, the movie is “Hollywood, not history." Walker Gunning gets another perspective from Henry Precht, head of the Iranian Working Group at the State Department during the hostage crisis, who explains why he isn't planning to see the movie.
Ben Affleck’s "Argo" opened to rave reviews and historical skepticism over the weekend. Gary Sick noted in his review on Al-Monitor that, while entertaining, the movie is, “Hollywood, not history.” The film scored as the weekend's second-biggest box-office attraction at cineplexes, making $20.1 million compared with the $22.5 million earned by Liam Neeson's Taken 2, according to preliminary estimates.
Recently Al-Monitor got another perspective on the Canadian caper from Henry Precht, head of the Iranian Working Group at the State Department during the hostage crisis. Precht shared with us what he saw from his front-row seat to history and explained why he wasn’t planning to see the movie.
Al-Monitor: I understand you haven’t seen "Argo," is that correct?
Precht: That’s right I have not seen it.
