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Showrunner: John Marks | Director, Episode 1: Lizzie Blenk, Alyse Shorland | Director, Episode 2: Jonathan Clasberry | Producer: Ken Druckerman, Banks Tarver, Leon Neyfakh, John Marks, Steven Fisher, Andrew Parsons, Michael Wright, Jill Burkhart, Kevin Vargas

113 MIN | USA | Documentary Series

In his inimitable style, popularized by his podcast FIASCO, Leon Neyfakh chronicles the story of Iran Contra. Beginning in an unexpected place, the story of how the Iranian hostage crisis brought down Jimmy Carter, the saga unfolds the consequences of that downfall for Ronald Reagan, who campaigns on the disaster of Carter’s hostage crisis and then falls prey to a hostage debacle of his own. Spanning multiple continents and time zones, FIASCO dives into one of the least understood of all political scandals and reveals the true scope of Iran Contra for the first time with groundbreaking interviews, rare archival, and a cinematic style that underscores the complexity of the mess.

Programmer’s Note: In this perfect program for political junkies, Leon Neyfakh presents an engrossing deep dive into one of the biggest scandals in any presidential administration.

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