Overdramatized for the viewer but else well done

Rating: 7/10 (28 January 2020)

The hostage taking from 1979 in Iran is a current topic but I stumbled upon this movie by accident. It really brought this part of history closer to me, even if some events didn't happen like that and were added for dramaturgical purposes. Also 'Argo' focuses on a small but very interesting part of the hostage taking, so don't expect everything to be covered. In the end when the credits roll, you can see how scaringly close they came visually to the actual events in 1979/80. Actors were perfectly chosen, only Ben Affleck doesn't look like the actual Tony Mendez, but he still fits into the scenery.