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