Synopsis
In 1979, a revolution in Iran. In 1980, a revolution in Poland. The fall of the Shah, the “King of Kings,” in Iran. Mass strikes and the foundation of Solidarność (Solidarity) in Poland. What was in the minds of the young women and men who fomented revolution in their own country? What did they think when their revolution was quelled, or – as in Iran – an authoritarian regime was instituted under the name of an “Islamic Republic”?
In that time, Andreas Hoessli was a young doctoral candidate on a research fellowship in Poland. There he met Ryszard Kapuściński, a reporter who covered the revolution in Iran. Kapuściński’s writings and notes now provide the foundation for Hoessli’s quest.
In that time, Andreas Hoessli was a young doctoral candidate on a research fellowship in Poland. There he met Ryszard Kapuściński, a reporter who covered the revolution in Iran. Kapuściński’s writings and notes now provide the foundation for Hoessli’s quest.
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