Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran

Charts the rise, fall and rebranding of royal families across the globe against the backdrop of world wars, commerce, economics and the tabloid press.

Feb 1953 – the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. Little does she know she is about to be deployed in a secret coup by the State Department and C.I.A. which will destroy Iran’s last democracy and relations with the West.

Inside the protests that have rocked Iran since the death of a young woman in police custody. With a trove of footage filmed by protestors, much of it previously unseen, the film sheds new light on a regime under unprecedented pressure.