Movie Description
Inside the Iranian Uprising
(2023)Overview
In September 2022, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, died in police custody. She had been arrested by Iran’s religious police, accused of not wearing her hijab properly. The authorities said she had died of a heart attack, but rumors spread that she had been beaten on arrest. Citizens took to the streets in their thousands in fury. This is an extraordinary and shocking insight into what has been happening across Iran, revealing a regime under huge pressure and resorting to extreme cruelty to control its citizens.
Featured Crew
- Director : Majed Neisi
- Producer : Sasha Joelle Achilli,James Allnutt,Majed Neisi,Daniel Edge
- Editor : Brad Manning,Mike Hammond
- Cast : Awin Mostafazadeh,Mahsa Amini,Shiva Nazarahari,Ali Khamenei,Ruhollah Khomeini,Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran,Zar Amir Ebrahimi,Nika Shakarami,Nasrin Shakarami,Sarina Esmailzadeh,Mohsen Shekari,Ramita Navai
Cast
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Posters
Facts
Original TitleInside the Iranian Uprising
Status Released
Release Information
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2023-06-29
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 00h 53m
Homepagehttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/inside-the-iranian-uprising/
Production CompaniesPassion Pictures
Genres
- Documentary
