1979: Big Bang of the Present (2019)
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.
- Released
- 2019-12-10
- Genres
- Documentary, History, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Dirk van den Berg, Pascal Verroust
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 from 5 votes
Cast
- Haideh Daragahi as Self - Literature Professor (1979)
- Shahin Nawai as Self - Biologist (1979)
- Chahla Chafiq as Self - Student (1979)
- Chris Niedenthal as Self - Photojournalist (1979)
- Leszek Balcerowicz as Self - Economist (1979)
- Stanisław Ciosek as Self - Politician (1979)
- Alfred Wierzbicki as Self - Student (1979)
- Hanna Suchocka as Self - Jurist (1979)
- Roger Garside as Self - Diplomat (1979)
- Wei Jingsheng as Self - Political Dissident (1979)
- Chas Freeman as Self - US DoS Official (1979)
- Charles Moore as Self - Political Journalist (1979)
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