After declassification of records , the full details of the operation were reported in a 2007 article by Joshuah Bearman in '' Wired '' magazine . This was loosely adapted for the screenplay and development of the 2012 Academy Award-winning film '' Argo '' , directed by Ben Affleck , who also starred as Mendez . Mendez attended the 70th Golden Globe Awards to give a speech about the film , where it was nominated for ( and later won ) Best Motion Picture – Drama
70th Golden Globe Awards
70th Golden Globe Awards
Tony Mendez