1979: Big Bang of the Present

1979: Big Bang of the Present (2019)

6.0 89 min Movie
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie

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.

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Cast

Haideh Daragahi Haideh Daragahi Self - Literature Professor (1979)
Shahin Nawai Shahin Nawai Self - Biologist (1979)
Chahla Chafiq Chahla Chafiq Self - Student (1979)
Chris Niedenthal Chris Niedenthal Self - Photojournalist (1979)
Leszek Balcerowicz Leszek Balcerowicz Self - Economist (1979)
Stanisław Ciosek Stanisław Ciosek Self - Politician (1979)
Alfred Wierzbicki Alfred Wierzbicki Self - Student (1979)
Hanna Suchocka Hanna Suchocka Self - Jurist (1979)
Roger Garside Roger Garside Self - Diplomat (1979)
Wei Jingsheng Wei Jingsheng Self - Political Dissident (1979)
Chas Freeman Chas Freeman Self - US DoS Official (1979)
Charles Moore Charles Moore Self - Political Journalist (1979)

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