1979: Big Bang of the Present

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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.

Top 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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