1979: Big Bang of the Present

Dec 10, 2019

1h 29m

★ 5.7

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

History

TV Movie

Production Companies

K2 Productions

OutreMer Film

RBB

Telewizja Polska

ORF

INA

1979: Big Bang of the Present Trailers

Cast

Self - Literature Professor (1979)

Haideh Daragahi

Self - Biologist (1979)

Shahin Nawai

Self - Student (1979)

Chahla Chafiq

Self - Photojournalist (1979)

Chris Niedenthal

Self - Economist (1979)

Leszek Balcerowicz

Self - Politician (1979)

Stanisław Ciosek

Self - Student (1979)

Alfred Wierzbicki

Self - Jurist (1979)

Hanna Suchocka

Self - Diplomat (1979)

Roger Garside

Self - Political Dissident (1979)

Wei Jingsheng

Self - US DoS Official (1979)

Chas Freeman

Self - Political Journalist (1979)

Charles Moore

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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

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6.0

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7.3

One Day in September

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0.0

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8.0

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Evel Knievel on Tour

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Biopic about American stunt performer and entertainer Evel Knievel, best known for his motorcycle jumps (and bad temper). The story is set in a single year, 1974, and tackles Knievel’s ambitious planning to jump across Idaho’s Snake River on his motorcycle.

0.0

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8.0

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A documentary that proposes a conversation about the way children are praised. While girls are often praised solely for their appearance, boys can receive compliments by highlighting their skills. "Rethink the Praise" reflects on the power of words and culture that has brought an imbalance in the way we commend our boys and girls.

7.8

Talking Heads

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People of different age, profession and social status answer two simple questions: who they are and what they want from life.

0.0

Mommy, What's a Funkadelic?

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George Clinton's somewhat absurdist take on Parliament-Funkadelic history. Features never-before-granted access to his archive and spotlights his alter egos and friends

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0.0

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0.0

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6.1

Six Minutes to Midnight

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Summer 1939. Influential families in Nazi Germany have sent their daughters to a finishing school in an English seaside town to learn the language and be ambassadors for a future looking National Socialist. A teacher there sees what is coming and is trying to raise the alarm. But the authorities believe he is the problem.

0.0

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3.8

Nuclear Rescue 911: Broken Arrows & Incidents

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Since 1950, there have been 32 nuclear weapon accidents, known as "Broken Arrows." A Broken Arrow is defined as an unexpected event involving nuclear weapons that result in the accidental launching, firing, detonating, theft or loss of the weapon. To date, six nuclear weapons have been lost and never recovered.Now, recently declassified documents reveal the history and secrecy surrounding the events known as "Broken Arrows". There have been 32 nuclear weapon accidents since 1950. Six of these nuclear weapons have been lost and never recovered. What does this say about our defense system? What does this mean to our threatened environment? What do we do to rectify these monumental "mistakes"? Using spectacular special effects, newly uncovered and recently declassified footage, filmmaker Peter Kuran explores the accidents, incidents and exercises in the secret world of nuclear weapons.

0.0

Storm

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No overview available.

6.9

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Spain, 1973. Dictator Francisco Franco has ruled the country since 1939 with an iron fist; but he is now a very old and sick man. The future of the weakened regime is in danger. Admiral Carrero Blanco is his natural successor. The Basque terrorist gang ETA decides that he must die to prevent the dictatorship from continuing.