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Hostages

I had no concept how hard it wason my parents to everyday wonderif I was alive or dead

Hostages • S01E03 • 2022
I had no concept how hard it was
on my parents to everyday wonder
if I was alive or dead

Full Transcript

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I had no concept how hard it was on my parents
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to everyday wonder if I was alive or dead.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:38
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary, history

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Movie Summary

November 4, 1979, Iranian student activists stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking over 60 Americans hostage. A 48-hour sit-in to protest imperialism, turned into an international crisis and 24/7 media event that would last 44...
S01 • E04 A possibility - Hostages 00:13
A possibility
S01 • E02 And they said that the Embassy has been overrun - Hostages 00:10
And they said that the Embassy has been overrun
S01 • E03 Right before Christmas, our captors spent a lot of time - Hostages 00:07
Right before Christmas, our captors spent a lot of time
S01 • E01 Once, I was at a photo exhibition, and there was a photo of the Shah - Hostages 00:08
Once, I was at a photo exhibition, and there was a photo of ...
S01 • E02 Each one of those speakers was attached to an open phone line - Hostages 00:09
Each one of those speakers was attached to an open phone lin...
S01 • E04 In this case, do you believe the President is manipulating things - Hostages 00:06
In this case, do you believe the President is manipulating t...
S01 • E01 "Shahanshah!" - Hostages 00:09
"Shahanshah!"
S01 • E03 We thought it would really be a Christmas celebration. - Hostages 00:06
We thought it would really be a Christmas celebration.
S01 • E02 We were getting reports on a, you know, minute-by-minute basis - Hostages 00:09
We were getting reports on a, you know, minute-by-minute bas...
S01 • E03 There were a lot of barriers for our ideas - Hostages 00:10
There were a lot of barriers for our ideas
S01 • E04 It's no secret that the Iranians do not want to see - Hostages 00:08
It's no secret that the Iranians do not want to see
S01 • E01 The Shah built up his secret police, SAVAK - Hostages 00:06
The Shah built up his secret police, SAVAK
S01 • E04 They wanna play a hand in the election with our 52 hostages - Hostages 00:10
They wanna play a hand in the election with our 52 hostages
S01 • E03 And so we started using tactics that would give us the opportunity - Hostages 00:09
And so we started using tactics that would give us the oppor...
S01 • E01 SAVAK was used both to suppress terrorism - Hostages 00:15
SAVAK was used both to suppress terrorism
S01 • E04 What I really resent is the ability of a foreign nation - Hostages 00:18
What I really resent is the ability of a foreign nation
S01 • E01 They had a reputation for being ruthless - Hostages 00:06
They had a reputation for being ruthless
S01 • E02 And one after another, those offices were taken over - Hostages 00:10
And one after another, those offices were taken over
S01 • E03 They came and got us, told us, "Time to go to church." - Hostages 00:07
They came and got us, told us, "Time to go to church.&q...
S01 • E01 I... I was photography, social injustice, homeless people - Hostages 00:10
I... I was photography, social injustice, homeless people