Deng Xiaoping's economic and political opening in China. Margaret Thatcher's extreme economic measures in the United Kingdom. Ayatollah Khomeini's Islamic Revolution in Iran. Pope John Paul II's visit to Poland. Saddam Hussein's rise to power in Iraq. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The nuclear accident at the Harrisburg power plant and the birth of ecological activism. The year 1979, the beginning of the future.
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| Directing | Dirk van den Berg | Director |
| Directing | Pascal Verroust | Director |
| Writing | Dirk van den Berg | Writer |
| Writing | Pascal Verroust | Writer |
| Camera | Frederik Walker | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Sven Klöpper | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Olivia Furtwängler | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Mathieu Descamps | Sound |
| Editing | Frédéric Vidal | Editor |
| Sound | Delphine Thelliez | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Delphine Thelliez | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Christophe Gautier | Color Grading |
| Production | Valérie Canton-Pont | Researcher |
| Crew | Frank Bösch | Technical Advisor |
| Crew | David W. Lesch | Technical Advisor |
| Production | Nico Di Biase | Production Director |
| Production | Olivia Furtwängler | Associate Producer |
| Production | Dirk van den Berg | Producer |
| Production | Pascal Verroust | Producer |
| Crew | Christian von Behr | Commissioning Editor |