Stronger Than a Bullet
Stronger Than a Bullet

Movie·2017·1h 15m

Stronger Than a Bullet

Country

Canada

Language

Persian

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The Story

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.

Producer

Emelie Persson

Cinematography

Zare Zahraie

Music

Stefan Levin

Editor

Jesper Osmund

Themes

war correspondentiraqreligious wariranreligious fundamentalismphotojournalismtrain travel1980siranian revolutiontraumatized manislamic revolutioniran-iraq war

Production House

Seconde Vague Productions
ARTE
Nima Film
SVT
TVO

Audience Score

80%

2 votes

Skip6%
Timepass14%
Go for it36%
Perfection44%

Where to watch

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Cast

Saeid Sadeghi

Self - War Correspondent

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Ruhollah Khomeini

Ruhollah Khomeini

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein

Self - Politician (archive footage)

// crew

Crew

Maryam Ebrahimi

Director, Writer

Jesper Osmund

Writer, Editor

Zare Zahraie

Director of Photography

Sébastien Saadoun

Director of Photography

Axelle Schatz

Editor

Stefan Levin

Original Music Composer

Emelie Persson

Executive Producer

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