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Before the Revolution

01/01/2013

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0hr 54min

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Documentary

,History

The untold story of the Israeli paradise in Iran.

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Ervand Abrahamian
  • Shaul Bakhash
  • Zahra Eshraghi
  • Ruhollah Khomeini
  • Bruce Laingen

    Director

  • Dan Shadur

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

    Production Countries

  • Israel

LANGUAGES

  • Hebrew

Cast

Ervand Abrahamian

Self

Shaul Bakhash

Self

Zahra Eshraghi

Self

Ruhollah Khomeini

Self

Bruce Laingen

Self

John Limbert

Self

Ronald Reagan

Self

Shadi Sadr

Self

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