1979: Big Bang of the Present (2019)

Synopsis

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.

Movie Information

Director

Pascal Verroust

Writers

Pascal Verroust, Dirk van den Berg

Release Year

2019

Runtime

89 minutes

Genre

Documentary, History, TV Movie

Language

DE

Country

Austria, France, Germany, Poland

Status

Released

Rating

6.0 / 10 (5 votes)

Top Cast

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Haideh Daragahi

Self - Literature Professor (1979)

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Shahin Nawai

Self - Biologist (1979)

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Chahla Chafiq

Self - Student (1979)

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Chris Niedenthal

Self - Photojournalist (1979)

Leszek Balcerowicz

Self - Economist (1979)

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Stanisław Ciosek

Self - Politician (1979)

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Alfred Wierzbicki

Self - Student (1979)

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Hanna Suchocka

Self - Jurist (1979)

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