The great thing about the film is how it builds and maintains tension even though I was 99% sure everyone involved got out safely. With regards to the portrayal of the Iranians. It wasn't a broad sweeping saga covering the Iranian Revolution. It was a narrowly focused thriller on the embassy and the six who escaped. That's pretty much how the protestors at the embassy reacted. Still, the film still managed to have the sympathetic housekeeper who assisted them. Here is the original Wired article. http://www.wired.com/magazine/2007/04/feat_cia/