Before the Revolution (2013)

  • NR
  • 01/01/2013 (IL)
  • Documentary, History
  • 54m

The untold story of the Israeli paradise in Iran.

Overview

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.

Dan Shadur

Director

Cast

Ervand Abrahamian's headshot

Ervand Abrahamian

Self
Shaul Bakhash's headshot

Shaul Bakhash

Self
Zahra Eshraghi's headshot

Zahra Eshraghi

Self
Ruhollah Khomeini's headshot

Ruhollah Khomeini

Self
Bruce Laingen's headshot

Bruce Laingen

Self
John Limbert's headshot

John Limbert

Self
Ronald Reagan's headshot

Ronald Reagan

Self
Shadi Sadr's headshot

Shadi Sadr

Self

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