Before the Revolution

Synopsis

A documentary thriller describing the last days of the Israeli community in Tehran, on the eve of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The director, whose family was in Tehran at the time, uses rare archive materials to illustrate how thousands of Israelis, who enjoyed unusual affinity with the Shah's regime, wake up one morning to find their paradise vanished.

Details

Director

Dan Shadur

Release

January 1, 2013

Status

Released

Country

Israel

Runtime

54m

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Where to watch

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Cast

• Ervand Abrahamian

  Self
• Shaul Bakhash

  Self
• Zahra Eshraghi

  Self
• 
  Ruhollah Khomeini

  Self (archive footage)
• Bruce Laingen

  Self
• John Limbert

  Self
• 
  Ronald Reagan

  Self (archive footage)
• Shadi Sadr

  Self

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