Stronger Than a Bullet

1h 15min

Documentary

History

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.

Production Companies

Seconde Vague Productions

ARTE

Nima Film

SVT

TVO

Cast

Saeid Sadeghi

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)

Release date

20th Nov 2017

Status

Released

Spoken languages

فارسی