In 1953, Iran saw the coup d’état, which gave the Shah increased power to rule more firmly as a monarch, and, in 1978, it was the date of the tragic Cinema Rex fire, in which over 470 citizens ...

While the motivations behind the Cinema Rex incident may remain controversial, its historical impact is indisputable: from the Rex fire sprang the final round of protests that unseat the Shah and ...

While the motivations behind the Cinema Rex incident may remain controversial, its historical impact is indisputable: from the Rex fire sprang the final round of protests that unseat the Shah and ...

An immersive installation by Iranian artist Mahmoud Bakhshi centres on the infamous Cinema Rex fire in Abadan on August 19, 1978 On the stage, a comedic villain twirls his moustache and scowls ...

An epigraph tells us of a 1978 fire set off by four militants at the Cinema Rex in Abadan, Iran, that killed hundreds of moviegoers and incited the Iranian Revolution. In its opening scenes ...

So in August 1978, four Shiite revolutionaries locked the doors of the Cinema Rex in the Iranian city of Abadan and set the theater on fire. The firefighters were late, and nearby hydrants did not ...

The new play explores a little known story in the west -- that of the Cinema Rex Fire, Abadan, Iran which killed 422 people on the 19 August 1978. The terrorist attack is one of the deadliest ...