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1979: Big Bang of the Present

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1979: Big Bang of the Present
NR 1 hr 29 minHistory, Documentary, TV Movie
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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.
StarringHaideh DaragahiShahin NawaiChahla Chafiq
DirectorsDirk van den BergPascal Verroust
WritersPascal VerroustDirk van den Berg

Movie Details

Original Language:German
Production Companies:K2 Productions, OutreMer Film, RBB, Telewizja Polska, ORF, INA
1979: Big Bang of the Present on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
1970sfeminismcold wariranpolandunited kingdomeconomic crisisstreet riotscommunist chinaecologism