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
![]() |
Steven T. Bartlett as BBC Cameraman |
![]() |
Aladine Naamou as Imperial Guard |
![]() |
Navid Negahban as Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi |
![]() |
Shila Ommi as Farah Diba Pahlavi |
![]() |
Christian Reeve as Imperial bodyguard 2 |
![]() |
Michael Saad as General Fardoust |
![]() |
Parviz Sayyad as Reza Shah (voice) |
![]() |
Glen Vaughan as Frost |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yoko Nobushi | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Michael Younesi | Writer |
| Production | Joshua Zingerman | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Justin Younesi | Writer |
| Editing | Alex Lotz | Editor |
| Crew | Yoko Nobushi | Makeup Effects |
| Sound | Max Aruj | Music |
| Sound | Omar Barraza | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Michael Younesi | Producer |
| Production | Darius Shahmir | Co-Producer |
| Directing | Michael Younesi | Director |
| Crew | Max Well | Cinematography |
| Production | Justin Younesi | Producer |