Trailer for A Dying King

An expose of the last King of Iran’s medical story

On January 16,1979, the Shah of Iran Mohamad Reza Pahlavi, left the royal palace, the Peacock Throne and his beloved country Iran for the last time, commencing what became a 19-month odyssey into exile. He wondered hopelessly from Egypt to Morocco, Bahamas, Mexico, the U.S, then Panama and back again to Egypt where he died furtively at the age of 60. His death had profound consequences for the future of the Middle East and the world, yet the untold medical story of the last King of Iran has to date remained a puzzling mystery. By unraveling the secrecy surrounding this critical period of history, beginning from the onset of the Shah’s illness, to the diagnosis/misdiagnosis and maltreatment, “A Dying King” exposes the main causes of the Iranian Revolution, the pursuant 444 days hostage crisis, and the adversarial relations between the U.S and Iran.



A directorial debut by Bobak Kalhor



Feature Documentary, 85 minutes

Director & Producer BOBAK KALHOR

Associate Producer SHAHIN SHAFAEI

Cinematography AMIR MOTLAGH

Additional Camera PEZHMAN DAROOVAR, BEHYAR ZOLFAGHARI

Editors DEIS OPALCHENSKI, SHAHIN SHAFAEI

Storyboard SHAHIN SHAFAEI

Writer BOBAK KALHOR

Research BOBAK KALHOR, SHIRIN TOWFIGH, SHAHIN SHAFAEI, DENIS OPALCHENSKI

Medical Consultant SHIRIN TOWFIGH, MD

Legal Consultant NADIA DAVARI

Music ANANYMOUS

Promotion AMY PRENNER, ALFRED HOPTON, FRED PARVANEH

Titles & Graphics AMIR PARSTABAR / MINDHARD

Artwork & Poster REALEYE DESIGN STUDIO

DIstribution VISION FILMS, CARU PICTURES