At 1:49, the horse has a star & a stripe on his face, and has a Pelham bit. Then, after a fade out and back in (with no evidence the characters had gotten another horse), the horse now has only a star, & is using a Curb bit. After that one close up, it's back to the horse with the stripe & Pelham bit for the rest of that sequence.
Several of the Iranian characters in the film are shown wearing neckties, which have been effectively banned in Iran since the 1979 Revolution. Both neckties and bow ties are viewed by Iranian authorities as "un-Islamic" and a symbol of Western culture.
At the U. S. Embassy in Ankara, two Marine Security Guards in Service Uniforms are shown standing outside an entrance to the compound. In reality, they would be posted within the compound walls, in Utility Uniforms, for their safety and the safety of the American staff inside the Embassy. Turkish security personnel, employed by the Embassy, would handle security outside the walls, under the supervision and direction of the Marine Security Guards and the Regional Security Officer, a State Department senior Embassy official.
There is no home near Friday praying mosque in Tehran, and Mr. Mahmoodi's home was 10 kilometers from that.
In this film, sheep roam the streets of Tehran, when in reality this is not the case at all.
The way Muslims pray in the praying scenes are wrong.
In one scene, Betty tells Moody's brother-in-law, who is apparently a religious figure, that Moody has sworn and lied to the Qur'an. Baba Haji replies: He issued a fatwa and God forgives him. While this issue has nothing to do with the fatwa.
In the film, almost all the mullahs (Shiite clerics) do not have beards. While in reality all mullahs have beards.
Mahtob is forced to wear a hijab, although she has not reached the age.
The film makes no distinction between Arabs and Iranians.