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The oil boom transformed
Iranian society but in the race for wealth the country's elite came out
way ahead. New business deals
with new fat commissions at the end of them. A new lifestyle
that no longer just apes but tries to outdo the West. It seemed to me that
the oil wealth wasn't trickling down to the people
Iranian society but in the race for wealth the country's elite came out
way ahead. New business deals
with new fat commissions at the end of them. A new lifestyle
that no longer just apes but tries to outdo the West. It seemed to me that
the oil wealth wasn't trickling down to the people
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The oil boom transformed
Iranian society
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but in the race for wealth
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the country's elite came out
way ahead.
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New business deals
with new fat commissions
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at the end of them.
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A new lifestyle
that no longer just apes
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but tries to outdo the West.
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It seemed to me that
the oil wealth wasn't trickling down
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to the people.
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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...
