Looking at the events that unfolded on November 4th 1979, when Islamic students overran the American Embassy in Tehran, taking staff hostage and demanding the return of the Shah of Iran from America. 444 days later the hostages were finally released. This film includes rare documentary footage and inteviews with the hostages, resulting in a very personal view of what actually occurred on the ground.
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