Before the Revolution

2013 [HEBREW]

Action / Documentary / History / Thriller

2
IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 125 125

Plot summary

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.

Director

Dan Shadur Photo
Dan Shadur

Top cast

Ronald Reagan Photo
Ronald Reagan as Self
Ayatollah Khomeini Photo
Ayatollah Khomeini as Self
Ervand Abrahamian Photo
Ervand Abrahamian as Self
Shaul Bakhash Photo
Shaul Bakhash as Self
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498.43 MB
1280*714
Hebrew 2.0
NR
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25 fps
12 hr 54 min
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924.55 MB
1920*1072
Hebrew 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
25 fps
12 hr 54 min
Seeds ...

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ebasseri 8 / 10

Humanizes life before the current regime

My father's family was forced to flee Iran after 1979 and I've never been able to visit sadly, but this film gave me a nice window back in time to see a bit of what life was like for Iranian and Israelis living together, building a better Iran. After hearing the shared love and shared values, the film gave me hope that one day, hopefully soon, Iranians and Israelis will partner once again for a better Iran, a better region and a better world.
Reviewed by zohrabi64 9 / 10

An amazing documentary

If you are interested in Iran's contemporary history and the middle east in general; don't miss out on this movie. It brings a period of time to our attention that despite all the books and documentaries and movies that have been discussing and describing it; lots of it's aspects have remained unknown "The Iranian Revolution", Dan Shadur the son of an Israeli couple amongst many of the Israeli community in Tehran before the revolution, interviews his fathers colleagues and friends about their experiences of living in Iran, their memories, the circumstances and the pros and cons, surprisingly they all have a unique feeling toward Iran, and talk about their memories with a great passion; they talk about the similarities between Iranians and Jewish people, their life style in Tehran and their high salaries and it was very entertaining and interesting at the same time to look at the pictures of Iran decades ago. As an Iranian I did not know that such relations existed between Iran and Israel, it was really interesting and I think I'm going to watch it again.
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