In Defense of People: Trials of Golsorki and Daneshian

Call Number
350-4-2:4/1

General information

Call No.:
350-4-2:4/1
Part of series
HU OSA 350-4-2 Records of the International Monitor Institute: Middle East: Iran
Located at
BetaSP NTSC #4 / No. 1
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00009795
Date of production
1990
Date
1990
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
Persian, English
Duration
1 hour 33 min.

Content

Form/Genre
Documentary film
Contents Summary
In 1972, the Shah of Iran began televising live the military trials of political prisoners to serve as a deterrent to the opposition. Those on trial were expected to beg for mercy; two of them—Khosrow Goulesorki and Kerramat Danneshian, heads of the Tudeh party—refused and were executed. Through their story this film looks at the Shah's attempt to maintain power while change was already on its way in Iran.