Stronger Than a Bullet
Iran, January 16th, 1979. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi flees after being overthrown. Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Tehran and proclaims the Islamic Republic on April 1st, 1979. In the same year, Saddam Hussein seizes power in Iraq and, after several border skirmishes, attacks Iran on September 22nd, 1980, initiating a cruel war that will last eight years. Since its outbreak, correspondent Saeid Sadeghi documented it from its beginning to its bitter end.
Directed by Maryam Ebrahimi · Written by Maryam Ebrahimi
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- Saeid Sadeghi Self - War Correspondent
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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Self - Politician (archive footage) -
Ruhollah Khomeini Self - Politician (archive footage) -
Saddam Hussein Self - Politician (archive footage)
Make it a double feature
2h 32m together
Stronger Than a Bullet
No Burqas Behind Bars
Both from Maryam Ebrahimi.
