Before the Revolution

54m
DocumentaryHistory
7.7

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.

Cast

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

Crew

Dan Shadur
Director

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