Before the Revolution (2013)

01/01/2013 (IL) • Documentary, History • 54m

The untold story of the Israeli paradise in Iran.

Overview

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.

Before the Revolution (2013)

01/01/2013 (IL) • 54m

Documentary, History

The untold story of the Israeli paradise in Iran.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Ervand Abrahamian

Self

Self

Self

Ruhollah Khomeini

Self (archive footage)

Self

Self

Self (archive footage)

Self

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Status

Released

Original Language

Hebrew

Budget

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Revenue

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