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      Desert One

      Released Aug 21, 2020 1 hr. 47 min. Documentary TRAILER for Desert One: Trailer 1 List
      88% 50 Reviews Tomatometer 91% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score Filmmaker Barbara Kopple examines a failed U.S. military operation to rescue hostages in Tehran, Iran, in 1980. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Aug 15 Buy Now

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      Comprehensive without getting bogged down in details, Desert One offers a fascinating look at a daring military mission that ended in defeat.

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      greg r The story of the most incompetent people ever to carry out a mission. Excellent documentary. Shame on America. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review john h Well made with many details new to me. Emotionally impactful as well. I recommend watching with "Jimmy Carter Rock and Roll President" and "Argo". Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Revealing and as poignant today as it was in 1980. Great film-making, it will be useful for many as perspective for how American politics and international relations took a sharp turn. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Christy Lemire FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) You can learn a lot more from your failures than your rah-rah successes. Barbara Kopple is of course a veteran [filmmaker] and does this brilliantly. Sep 1, 2020 Full Review Angie Han FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) It felt a little bit dry to me. Having a lot of perspectives is good, but it means that you have a long series of talking heads... That said, it was worth watching. Sep 1, 2020 Full Review Steve Pond TheWrap [Barbara] Kopple is an impeccable documentarian. Aug 24, 2020 Full Review David Walsh World Socialist Web Site It is a deplorable work, which ... espouses nauseating pro-military and patriotic sentiments. Feb 10, 2021 Full Review A.S. Hamrah The Baffler Desert One has no real point of view. It doesn't offer much, beyond honoring the men who tried to rescue the hostages, and is by default but not by conviction militaristic. Jan 9, 2021 Full Review Dan Schindel Hyperallergic Kopple's best films capture blistering humanity, and that's mostly absent here. Nov 17, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Filmmaker Barbara Kopple examines a failed U.S. military operation to rescue hostages in Tehran, Iran, in 1980.
      Director
      Barbara Kopple
      Distributor
      Greenwich Entertainment
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Aug 21, 2020, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 21, 2020
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