Hostages (2022)
Part One: The Peacock Throne
Directed by Abbas Ahmadi Motlagh, Maro Chermayeff, Sam PollardTV-MA
S1 • E1 Sep 27, 2022 60mUnder the rule of Mohammad Reza Shah, Iran experiences an oil-driven economic boom, but the government’s excesses and repressive tactics lead to increasing hostility towards the monarch and his closest ally: the United States. As religious cleric Ayatollah Khomeini grows in popularity, the Shah flees and the country becomes engulfed in revolution, endangering the U.S. embassy.
