The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution (2019)
In 1979, a revolution in Iran. In 1980, a revolution in Poland. The fall of the Shah, the “King of Kings,” in Iran. Mass strikes and the foundation of Solidarność (Solidarity) in Poland. What was in the minds of the young women and men who fomented revolution in their own country? What did they think when their revolution was quelled, or – as in Iran – an authoritarian regime was instituted under the name of an “Islamic Republic”?
Director: Andreas Hoessli
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Negar Tahsili as Herself |
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Masoumeh Ebtekar as Herself |
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Parviz Rafie as Himself |
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Tadeusz Chętko as Himself |
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Mohsen Rafiqdoost as Himself |
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Zbigniew Siemiątkowski as Himself |
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Amir Hassan Cheheltan as Himself |
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Józef Pinior as Himself |
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Stefan Piwowar as Himself |
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Jacek Petrycki as Himself |
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Kamal Tabrizi as Himself |
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Bruno Ganz as Narrator German (voice) |
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Sam Riley as Narrator English (voice) |
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Edmond Vullioud as Narrator French (voice) |
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Jerzy Radziwiłowicz as Narrator Polish (voice) |
| Production | Peter Zwierko | Producer |
| Production | Hercli Bundi | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Andreas Hoessli | Director |
| Production | Jacek Nagłowski | Co-Producer |
| Camera | Peter Zwierko | Director of Photography |
| Production | Vadim Jendreyko | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Zofia Moruś | Sound |
| Writing | Andreas Hoessli | Writer |
| Sound | Hassan Shabankareh | Sound |
| Sound | Marcin Popławski | Sound |
| Editing | Hannes Rüttimann | Color Grading |
| Sound | Marcin Lenarczyk | Sound |
| Production | Paweł Kosuń | Co-Producer |
| Production | Anna Martensen | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Lena Rem | Editor |
| Production | Agnieszka Janowska | Co-Producer |
| Production | Renata Łukasiak | Supervising Producer |