Afghanistan 1979: The War That Changed the World
Afghanistan 1979: The War That Changed the World

Movie·2014·0h 52m

Afghanistan 1979: The War That Changed the World

Directed By

Gulya Mirzoeva

Country

France

Language

English

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The Story

Original title: Afghanistan 1979 : La guerre qui a changé le monde

'Afghanistan 1979: the war that changed the world', is a French documentary about the Sovjet invasion in Afghanistan in 1979. It was one of the most crucial events of the 20th century, and changed the world forever. This documentary gives a good insight in the Afghan-Russian war ; the alliance between the Russian and Afghan communist governments ; Islamic resistance ; the support of America for the resistance and its consequences on the war.

Producer

Vladimir Donn

Themes

cold warafghanistanpolitical instabilityinvasionrussian politicspolitical intrigue afghan-soviet war (1979-89)political historypolitical documentarypolitical conflictwar documentaryhistorical documentary

Production House

ARTE
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Audience Score

72%

5 votes

Skip9%
Timepass21%
Go for it38%
Perfection32%

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Region: US

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Cast

Hester Wilcox

Hester Wilcox

Narrator

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Crew

Gulya Mirzoeva

Director

Vladimir Donn

Producer

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