The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution

Sep 12, 2019

1h 47m

★ 0.0

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

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”?

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Mira Film

W-film

The Naked King - 18 Fragments on Revolution Trailers

Cast

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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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Kamal Tabrizi

Narrator German (voice)

Bruno Ganz

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