1979: Big Bang of the Present
89 mins
Deng Xiaoping's economic and political opening in China. Margaret Thatcher's extreme economic measures in the United Kingdom. Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamic Revolution in Iran. Pope John Paul II's visit to Poland. Saddam Hussein's rise to power in Iraq. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The nuclear accident at the Harrisburg power plant and the birth of ecological activism. The year 1979, the beginning of the future.
Haideh Daragahi
Self - Literature Professor (1979)
Shahin Nawai
Self - Biologist (1979)
Chahla Chafiq
Self - Student (1979)
Chris Niedenthal
Self - Photojournalist (1979)
Leszek Balcerowicz
Self - Economist (1979)
Stanisław Ciosek
Self - Politician (1979)
Alfred Wierzbicki
Self - Student (1979)
Hanna Suchocka
Self - Jurist (1979)
Roger Garside
Self - Diplomat (1979)
Wei Jingsheng
Self - Political Dissident (1979)
Chas Freeman
Self - US DoS Official (1979)
Jan Berris
Self - Press Liaison (1979)
Eva Quistorp
Self - Activist (1979)
Leopoldo Galtieri
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Dirk van den Berg
Director
Pascal Verroust
Director
Pascal Verroust
Writer
Delphine Thelliez
Sound Editor
Pascal Verroust
Producer
Frederik Walker
Camera Operator
Mathieu Descamps
Sound
Dirk van den Berg
Producer
Dirk van den Berg
Writer
Sven Klöpper
Camera Operator
David W. Lesch
Technical Advisor
Frédéric Vidal
Editor
Valérie Canton-Pont
Researcher
Olivia Furtwängler
Camera Operator
Olivia Furtwängler
Associate Producer
Delphine Thelliez
Sound Mixer
Christophe Gautier
Color Grading
Frank Bösch
Technical Advisor
Nico Di Biase
Production Director
Christian von Behr
Commissioning Editor