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Hostages

They came inand started dragging people out and off I went

Hostages • S01E04 • 2022
They came in
and started dragging people out and off I went

Full Transcript

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They came in and started dragging people out
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and off I went.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:58
Uploaded
Mar 17, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 • E01 I loved the Iranian culture - Hostages 00:09
I loved the Iranian culture
S01 • E04 That's the day they put me into Evin Prison - Hostages 00:06
That's the day they put me into Evin Prison
S01 • E04 It was all of about 3 ft wide and 7 ft long. - Hostages 00:07
It was all of about 3 ft wide and 7 ft long.
S01 • E04 Nothing in there except for a steel door - Hostages 00:09
Nothing in there except for a steel door
S01 • E03 When a month went by - Hostages 00:07
When a month went by
S01 • E01 My own connections to Iran go a lot deeper - Hostages 00:05
My own connections to Iran go a lot deeper
S01 • E04 I was six or seven stories below ground. - Hostages 00:06
I was six or seven stories below ground.
S01 • E01 Ali Amini was prime minister of Iran - Hostages 00:06
Ali Amini was prime minister of Iran
S01 • E03 We expected that this would work out. - Hostages 00:06
We expected that this would work out.
S01 • E01 You know, what drew me to Iran and the culture and the language - Hostages 00:07
You know, what drew me to Iran and the culture and the langu...
S01 • E04 And as time kept going by - Hostages 00:14
And as time kept going by
S01 • E03 This is about 27 acres - Hostages 00:06
This is about 27 acres
S01 • E01 I encountered Iranians, who were our teachers - Hostages 00:06
I encountered Iranians, who were our teachers
S01 • E03 The warehouse, what we called, "The Mushroom Inn." - Hostages 00:10
The warehouse, what we called, "The Mushroom Inn."
S01 • E01 What an amazing language." - Hostages 00:06
What an amazing language."
S01 • E01 Maybe it was that - Hostages 00:07
Maybe it was that
S01 • E03 In your little cubicle, you did a lot of in-place running. - Hostages 00:06
In your little cubicle, you did a lot of in-place running.
S01 • E01 And of course, being part of a Iranian family - Hostages 00:06
And of course, being part of a Iranian family
S01 • E01 You either, you know, participate in what goes on - Hostages 00:05
You either, you know, participate in what goes on
S01 • E01 Those days, Iranian girl wanted to marry Americans or foreigners. - Hostages 00:05
Those days, Iranian girl wanted to marry Americans or foreig...