Ben Affleck says that his movie Argo is still relevant today.
The actor is back in the director's chair for his third directorial outing, his first since he received critical acclaim for The Town.
Affleck also stars in the movie that is based on the rescue of six U.S. diplomats from Iran.
Speaking to Buzzine the actor said: "In terms of the way that it's relevant, you know, it's kind of amazing.
"When I was making the movie, I knew the Green Revolution and the Arab Spring, and there are things about this movie that may resonate. As things went on, I thought, ‘Gosh, this really has strong correlations.'
"I was in Tunisia, Egypt, Syria now, Libya, and I thought, ‘Gosh, this is really going to be relevant.’ It was tragically relevant when we had [finished filming] - it's really a movie about what US diplomats do overseas and that it can be dangerous sometimes.
"We saw people actually give their lives. I wish this was a completely irrelevant movie but, unfortunately, it's not."
The actor was in London last night at the BFI London Film Festival to promote the movie where he was joined Bryan Cranston and John Goodman.
Argo is released 7th November.
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