The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution

The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution

The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution

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The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution

"A documentary about the revolutions in 1979 and 1980 in Iran and Poland."

2019

1h 47m

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Overview

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”?

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Negar Tahsili

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Masoumeh Ebtekar

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Parviz Rafie

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Tadeusz Chętko

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Mohsen Rafiqdoost

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Zbigniew Siemiątkowski

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Amir Hassan Cheheltan

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Józef Pinior

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Stefan Piwowar

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Jacek Petrycki

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کمال تبریزی

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کمال تبریزی

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Bruno Ganz

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Bruno Ganz

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Sam Riley

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Sam Riley

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Edmond Vullioud

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Jerzy Radziwiłowicz

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Jerzy Radziwiłowicz

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