Before the Revolution (2013)

The untold story of the Israeli paradise in Iran.

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.

Cast (8)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

E

Ervand Abrahamian

Self

S

Shaul Bakhash

Self

Z

Zahra Eshraghi

Self

Ruhollah Khomeini

Self (archive footage)

B

Bruce Laingen

Self

J

John Limbert

Self

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

S

Shadi Sadr

Self

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