Stronger Than a Bullet

IMDb 8.0 2017 • 75 min • DocumentaryHistory

Director

Maryam Ebrahimi

Country

CA

Plot Summary

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.

Top 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)