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1979: Big Bang of the Present
1979: Big Bang of the Present

1979: Big Bang of the Present

2019·1h 29m·Documentary, History, TV Movie
6.05 ratings

Overview

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.

Cast

  • Haideh DaragahiHaideh DaragahiSelf - Literature Professor (1979)
  • Shahin NawaiShahin NawaiSelf - Biologist (1979)
  • Chahla ChafiqChahla ChafiqSelf - Student (1979)
  • Chris NiedenthalChris NiedenthalSelf - Photojournalist (1979)
  • Leszek BalcerowiczLeszek BalcerowiczSelf - Economist (1979)
  • Stanisław CiosekStanisław CiosekSelf - Politician (1979)
  • Alfred WierzbickiAlfred WierzbickiSelf - Student (1979)
  • Hanna SuchockaHanna SuchockaSelf - Jurist (1979)
  • Roger GarsideRoger GarsideSelf - Diplomat (1979)
  • Wei JingshengWei JingshengSelf - Political Dissident (1979)
  • Chas FreemanChas FreemanSelf - US DoS Official (1979)
  • Charles MooreCharles MooreSelf - Political Journalist (1979)
  • Michael HeseltineMichael HeseltineSelf - Politician (1979)
  • Roy HattersleyRoy HattersleySelf - Politician (1979)
  • David OwenDavid OwenSelf - Politician (1979)

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