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Afghanistan 1979: The War That Changed the World (2014)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 52M

Director : Gulya Mirzoeva

Synopsis

'Afghanistan 1979: the war that changed the world', is a French documentary about the Sovjet invasion in Afghanistan in 1979. It was one of the most crucial events of the 20th century, and changed the world forever. This documentary gives a good insight in the Afghan-Russian war ; the alliance between the Russian and Afghan communist governments ; Islamic resistance ; the support of America for the resistance and its consequences on the war.

Actors

Hester Wilcox
Hester Wilcox
Narrator

Crews

Gulya Mirzoeva
Gulya Mirzoeva
Director
Vladimir Donn
Vladimir Donn
Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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