DocumentaryHistory
Before the Revolution
"The untold story of the Israeli paradise in Iran."
7.7/ 10
January 1, 2013
54m
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.
Director: Dan Shadur
Cast
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Ervand Abrahamian
Self
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Shaul Bakhash
Self
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Zahra Eshraghi
Self
Ruhollah Khomeini
Self (archive footage)
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Bruce Laingen
Self
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John Limbert
Self
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
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Shadi Sadr
Self
