Stronger Than a Bullet
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Stronger Than a Bullet

8.0 / 10 2017 1h 15mNR English
DocumentaryHistory

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

SS

Saeid Sadeghi

Self - War Correspondent

Lead
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)

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Maryam Ebrahimi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Stronger Than a Bullet is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker