In the Islamic Republic of Iran, battle lines are drawn between conservative clerics claiming a God-given right to rule and reformers challenging their authority. This provocative program seeks to understand what happens when a modern state is re-created based on fundamentalist Islamic principles, and whether its society should be open and democratic or oppressed and authoritarian. From Iran's chaotic capital Tehran to its holy city of Qom, Iranians share their thoughts on life before the rise of Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979, the brutal eight-year war with Iraq, and the struggle Islamic reformers face against hard-line Muslims to establish a progressive government in place of a Republic they believe has lost its way.

Films Media Group

Democracy--Religious aspects--Islam, Islamic fundamentalism, Islamic fundamentalism--Iran, Islam and politics--Iran, Iran--Politics and government, Religion and philosophy, Country or Region Specific

Faultlines: the search for political and religious links

McCarthy, John (Author of screenplay, etc.), Dunlop, Geoff (Director), Bruce, Ray (Producer), Mansi, Bruno (Film editor), Chilver, Paul (Composer), CTVC (Firm) (Producer), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Distributor)

00:37:32 (HH:MM:SS)

English

Higher education

Name	Films Media Group (Firm)
Role	Publisher
Telephone	800-257-5126
Address	200 Metro Blvd., Suite 124, Hamilton, NJ 08619
Email	[email protected]

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