Before the Revolution

2013 · Documentary · 60 min. · Israel

Before the Revolution

A documentary thriller describing the last days of the Israeli community in Tehran, on the eve of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The director, whose family was in Tehran at the time, uses rare archive materials to illustrate how thousands of Israelis, who enjoyed unusual affinity with the Shah's regime, wake up one morning to find their paradise vanished.

Direction Dan Shadur

Soundtrack Ishai Adar

Cinematography Itai Marom · Itai Ne'eman

Original title Before the Revolution

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