Liberation (2009)
In 1979, the Shah of Iran was overthrown by the country's Islamic Revolution. Forced into exile, he settled in an isolated mansion in Cuernevaca, Mexico and watched as his empire collapsed on television. A powerful examination of dictatorship and its psychological effects on a man, LIBERATION explores a key turning point in Middle-East History and the origins of the Iran we know today.
Director: Michael Younesi
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Steven T. Bartlett as BBC Cameraman |
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Aladine Naamou as Imperial Guard |
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Navid Negahban as Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi |
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Shila Ommi as Farah Diba Pahlavi |
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Christian Reeve as Imperial bodyguard 2 |
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Michael Saad as General Fardoust |
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Parviz Sayyad as Reza Shah (voice) |
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Glen Vaughan as Frost |
| Directing | Michael Younesi | Director |
| Writing | Michael Younesi | Writer |
| Writing | Justin Younesi | Writer |
| Production | Darius Shahmir | Co-Producer |
| Production | Justin Younesi | Producer |
| Production | Michael Younesi | Producer |
| Production | Joshua Zingerman | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Max Aruj | Music |
| Crew | Max Well | Cinematography |
| Editing | Alex Lotz | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yoko Nobushi | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Yoko Nobushi | Makeup Effects |
| Sound | Omar Barraza | Sound Mixer |