Wow! This movie fascinated me. I was only 3 when the Iran hostage crisis occurred. My high school U.S. History class only got up to WWII, so I only had a vague understanding that Americans were held hostage in Iran during Carter's presidency, that they were not released under his administration, and that the crisis contributed to why Carter wasn't re-elected. I had no idea that there were 6 Americans who had escaped being taken hostage and who had to remain in hiding until they could somehow get out of Iran.
For most of the movie, I thought I would give it 5 stars, but the final sequence of the escape was so over-the-top - obviously intended for dramatic effect - that it seemed unbelievable.
Any time a movie is based on a true story, I want to know how much the movie deviated from the actual events. In this case, I definitely recommend reading up on the historical inaccuracies. Mostly, it seems that too much credit was given to the CIA, and not enough credit to Canada, England, and New Zealand.
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