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Hostages
2022
Published on, 3 months ago
Hostages
Part One: The Peacock Throne 1 Season 1 Episode
60 min
2022
5.8
Under 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.
