Before the Revolution

Before the Revolution

8.0

Jan 01 2013

1h 54m

Documentary, History

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.

Ervand Abrahamian

Ervand Abrahamian

Self

Shaul Bakhash

Shaul Bakhash

Self

Zahra Eshraghi

Zahra Eshraghi

Self

Ruhollah Khomeini

Ruhollah Khomeini

Self