Ben Affleck talks politics: Argo, The Middle-East and Hollywood.(Video)

In this interview, I discuss with Ben Affleck his Golden Globe winning movie, Argo, which revolves around the rescue of 7 American, who took refuge at the Canadian Ambassador home, after their embassy was stormed by angry Iranian demonstrators in 1979.

Ben Affleck, who graduated from Harvard in Middle-Eastern studies, reflects on the state of the Middle-East these days and the US involvement there. He also comments on Hollywood’s portrayal of Arabs and Muslims in the movies.

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