1979: Big Bang of the Present (2019)
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.
Directors: Dirk van den Berg, Pascal Verroust.
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Haideh Daragahi as Self - Literature Professor (1979) |
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Shahin Nawai as Self - Biologist (1979) |
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Chahla Chafiq as Self - Student (1979) |
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Chris Niedenthal as Self - Photojournalist (1979) |
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Leszek Balcerowicz as Self - Economist (1979) |
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Stanisław Ciosek as Self - Politician (1979) |
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Alfred Wierzbicki as Self - Student (1979) |
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Hanna Suchocka as Self - Jurist (1979) |
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Roger Garside as Self - Diplomat (1979) |
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Wei Jingsheng as Self - Political Dissident (1979) |
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Chas Freeman as Self - US DoS Official (1979) |
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Charles Moore as Self - Political Journalist (1979) |
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Michael Heseltine as Self - Politician (1979) |
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Roy Hattersley as Self - Politician (1979) |
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David Owen as Self - Politician (1979) |
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Lech Wałęsa as Self - Shipyard Worker (1979) |
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Jan Berris as Self - Press Liaison (1979) |
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Eva Quistorp as Self - Activist (1979) |
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Helmut Schmidt as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Jimmy Carter as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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James Callaghan as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Ruhollah Khomeini as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi as Self (archive footage) |
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Pope John Paul II as Self (archive footage) |
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Deng Xiaoping as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Margaret Thatcher as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Leonid Brezhnev as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Saddam Hussein as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
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Leopoldo Galtieri as Self - Politician (archive footage) |
| Directing | Dirk van den Berg | Director |
| Directing | Pascal Verroust | Director |
| Writing | Dirk van den Berg | Writer |
| Writing | Pascal Verroust | Writer |
| Camera | Frederik Walker | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Sven Klöpper | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Olivia Furtwängler | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Mathieu Descamps | Sound |
| Editing | Frédéric Vidal | Editor |
| Sound | Delphine Thelliez | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Delphine Thelliez | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Christophe Gautier | Color Grading |
| Production | Valérie Canton-Pont | Researcher |
| Crew | Frank Bösch | Technical Advisor |
| Crew | David W. Lesch | Technical Advisor |
| Production | Nico Di Biase | Production Director |
| Production | Olivia Furtwängler | Associate Producer |
| Production | Dirk van den Berg | Producer |
| Production | Pascal Verroust | Producer |
| Crew | Christian von Behr | Commissioning Editor |
