1979: Big Bang of the Present
Seen it?2019 | 89 min | Documentary, History, TV Movie
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious and history buffs. If you loved O.J.: Made in America, start here.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 29 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Dirk van den Berg, Pascal Verroust
- Haideh DaragahiSelf - Literature Professor (1979)
- Shahin NawaiSelf - Biologist (1979)
- Chahla ChafiqSelf - Student (1979)
- Chris NiedenthalSelf - Photojournalist (1979)
- Leszek BalcerowiczSelf - Economist (1979)
- Stanisław CiosekSelf - Politician (1979)
- Alfred WierzbickiSelf - Student (1979)
- Hanna SuchockaSelf - Jurist (1979)
- Roger GarsideSelf - Diplomat (1979)
- Wei JingshengSelf - Political Dissident (1979)