The Green Wave

Jan 18, 2012

1h 20m

★ 7.7

Overview

Green was the symbol of recognition among the supporters of Iranian presidential candidate Mir-Hossein Mousavi. This documentary-collage illustrates with animated blogs and tweets the story of democracy under fire and the dramatic events before and after the 2009 presidential elections in Iran.

Genres

Documentary

Animation

History

The Green Wave Trailers

Cast

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Mohsen Kadivar

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Mitra Khalatbari

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Shadi Sadr

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Mehdi Mohseni

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Payam Akhavan

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Babak

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Zahra Renaward

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Emir Farshad Pebrahimi

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Shirin Ebadi

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Ali Khamenei

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Mohammad Khatami

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