The read
It runs a compact 1h 15m.
Synopsis
Iran, January 16th, 1979. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi flees after being overthrown. Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Tehran and proclaims the Islamic Republic on April 1st, 1979. In the same year, Saddam Hussein seizes power in Iraq and, after several border skirmishes, attacks Iran on September 22nd, 1980, initiating a cruel war that will last eight years. Since its outbreak, correspondent Saeid Sadeghi documented it from its beginning to its bitter end.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Maryam EbrahimiDirector
- Maryam EbrahimiWriter
- Jesper OsmundWriter
- Stefan LevinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Saeid SadeghiSelf - War Correspondent
- Mohammad Reza Shah PahlaviSelf - Politician (archive footage)
- Ruhollah KhomeiniSelf - Politician (archive footage)
- Saddam HusseinSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Stills
Themes
war correspondentiraqreligious wariranreligious fundamentalismphotojournalismtrain travel1980siranian revolutiontraumatized manislamic revolutioniran-iraq war