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1979: Big Bang of the Present

1979: Big Bang of the Present (2019)

1h 29m | PG-13

⭐ 7.5 / 10

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.

Director: Dirk K. van den Berg

Studio: K2 Productions

Genre: Documentary, History, TV Movie

Video: 720p

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Cast

Haideh Daragahi

Haideh Daragahi

as Self - Literature Professor (1979)

Shahin Nawai

Shahin Nawai

as Self - Biologist (1979)

Chahla Chafiq

Chahla Chafiq

as Self - Student (1979)

Chris Niedenthal

Chris Niedenthal

as Self - Photojournalist (1979)

Leszek Balcerowicz

Leszek Balcerowicz

as Self - Economist (1979)

Stanisław Ciosek

Stanisław Ciosek

as Self - Politician (1979)