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Cast
Haideh Daragahi
as Self - Literature Professor (1979)
Shahin Nawai
as Self - Biologist (1979)
Chahla Chafiq
as Self - Student (1979)
Chris Niedenthal
as Self - Photojournalist (1979)
Leszek Balcerowicz
as Self - Economist (1979)
Stanisław Ciosek
as Self - Politician (1979)
Alfred Wierzbicki
as Self - Student (1979)
Hanna Suchocka
as Self - Jurist (1979)
Roger Garside
as Self - Diplomat (1979)
Wei Jingsheng
as Self - Political Dissident (1979)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year2019
Runtime1h 29m
LanguageMandarin
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary, History, TV Movie
Votes4
DirectorDirk van den Berg, Pascal Verroust
WritersDirk van den Berg, Pascal Verroust
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.8 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known As1979: Big Bang of the Present
About 1979: Big Bang of the Present
Deng Xiaoping's economic and political opening in China. Margaret Thatcher's extreme economic measures in the United Kingdom. Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamic Revolution in Iran. Pope John Paul II's visit to Poland. Saddam Hussein's rise to power in Iraq. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The nuclear accident at the Harrisburg power plant and the birth of ecological activism. The year 1979, the beginning of the future.
Directed by Dirk van den Berg, Pascal Verroust, 1979: Big Bang of the Present leans on a strong ensemble — Haideh Daragahi, Shahin Nawai, Chahla Chafiq — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 2019.
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