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Before the Revolution

Before the Revolution

לפני המהפכה
7.7 (3) ·2013 ·54 min ·Movie
Documentary History

The untold story of the Israeli paradise in Iran.

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.

Top Cast

Ervand Abrahamian
Self
Shaul Bakhash
Self
Zahra Eshraghi
Self
Ruhollah Khomeini
Ruhollah Khomeini
Self (archive footage)
Bruce Laingen
Self
John Limbert
Self
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Shadi Sadr
Self

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