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Much of the hostility
to social change is simply reactionary but the Shah's clamp down on it
has been so ferocious that it's earned him the enmity of articulate,
Western-educated liberals like the lawyers and academics
at this meeting to discuss political prisoners. Soon after we filmed them,
one was arrested and most of the others were
in hiding
to social change is simply reactionary but the Shah's clamp down on it
has been so ferocious that it's earned him the enmity of articulate,
Western-educated liberals like the lawyers and academics
at this meeting to discuss political prisoners. Soon after we filmed them,
one was arrested and most of the others were
in hiding
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Much of the hostility
to social change
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is simply reactionary
00:00:03.643 --> 00:00:05.327
but the Shah's clamp down on it
has been so ferocious
00:00:05.379 --> 00:00:06.182
that it's earned him the enmity
00:00:06.234 --> 00:00:07.607
of articulate,
Western-educated liberals
00:00:07.658 --> 00:00:09.032
like the lawyers and academics
at this meeting
00:00:09.083 --> 00:00:10.016
to discuss political prisoners.
00:00:10.482 --> 00:00:11.933
Soon after we filmed them,
one was arrested
00:00:12.001 --> 00:00:13.099
and most of the others were
in hiding.
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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...
