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Iran’s ‘Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization’ (AKA ‘Art Bureau’) Announces Plan to Release its Own Version of ‘Argo’

Jan. 10, 2013 5:25pm Tiffany Gabbay

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The movie “Argo” stood out as a meaningful work amidst a myriad formula-driven Hollywood concoctions. Now, that is not to say that the true story behind Argo wasn’t embellished for entertainment purposes. It was. But neither movie-goers nor critics seemed to mind and the film became one of the more understated successes of the 2012 box-office.

For those not familiar, Argo centers around the 1980 joint CIA-Canadian operation to funnel six escaped American hostages out of Iran following the deposition of the Shah.

Since Argo poses, at least in the minds of Iranian leaders, bad PR, the country’s Art Bureau, which, not surprisingly is affiliated with the Islamic Ideology Dissemination Organization, has now been placed in charge of creating its own “Argo.” This one a movie titled, “The General Staff,” which, according to director Ataollah Salmanian, “is about the 20 American hostages who were delivered to the U.S. by the revolutionaries.”

“This film, which will be a big production, should be an appropriate response to the ahistoric film ‘Argo’,” he told the Persian news service MNA.

Slamanian claims he used eyewitness accounts to produce the screenplay and said that shooting would begin next year if the necessary funding is provided by the Art Bureau. According to the Times of Tehran, Argo is considered an “anti-Iranian” film.

Iranian screenwriter Farhad Tohidi also announced his plan to write a TV series about the seizure of the U.S. embassy in 1979 titled, “The Broken Paw.”

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Comments (14)

Jive Mickey
Posted on January 11, 2013 at 11:48am
Yup, shooting will begin next year. Wait a minute, dissenters are already being shot.

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zoro51
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 10:29pm
more bs from MURDERING MUSLUMS… in a man made cult of hat en death… worshiping stone idol BAAL… we can already know what will be told in thier ANTI AMERICAN ANTI ISREAL version… nothing new.. all MUSLUMS MURDER for no reason

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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 8:48pm
So the questions to ask are – Will Obama watch it in the White House? How much of the production costs are coming from our taxes?

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scrapadapolis
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 6:32pm
My friend is a flim critic and told me don’t bother.The movie holds ya for 55 minutes and nothing happens,Only the last 5 minutes of the movie does it get good.

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Diane TX
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 6:28pm
Would it be a stretch to assume that the “Art Bureau” is an Iranian government bureau?

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DEFCON4
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 5:43pm
This movie could be a ‘bomb’ at the box office……

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- MDECKER
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 5:48pm
  Oh, I don’t know. It’s been some time since I’ve seen a good “Ant and the Aardvark” cartoon.
  
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gyro
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 5:40pm
Iranian screenwriter Farhad Tohidi also announced his plan to write a TV series about the seizure of the U.S. embassy in 1979 titled, “The Broken Paw.”
*staring Joy Behar *
I would watch it every week!
Would be sweet
AND THE ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST BERKA BABY IS ——– Joy Behar

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RaydocX
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 5:40pm
let’s see…. a Ben Affleck look alike will be captured after gratuitously killing several women and children, and the students will rise up when American diplomats try to protect him, storming the embassy ‘for justice.’

when the Delta Force try to intervene, a sling shot wielding shepherd boy will knock one of the helicopters from the sky.

and then an islamic plant, flown from an islamic african country through indonesia to Hawaii will be groomed to become the President one day…

I’m betting they have Matt Damon direct, and bill the piece as ‘based on a true story.’

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IvanK
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 5:32pm
So…. Iran makes a movie and Hollywood makes a movie. Who’s more accurate? Seriously? Given Hollywood’s track record…

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- gyro
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 5:41pm
  Iran wins
  
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woodyee
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 5:32pm
I haven’t seen “Argo”. Does the movie cover how the disgraceful former president jimmy Carter was almost SOLELY responsible for the ushering in of domination of the Middle East by Muslim Clerics?

If not, then the movie is INCOMPLETE, thus a sham – you know, like only getting half a story on The Blaze…

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- justangry
  Posted on January 10, 2013 at 5:47pm
  I haven’t seen it either, but I’m assuming no. I doubt they go back to the 50′s when the CIA overthrew Iran’s legitimate government either.
  
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The_Jerk
Posted on January 10, 2013 at 5:30pm
Nothing wrong with that. There’s always two sides to every story.

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