Persian Realm

Here is a Beautiful German Documentary titled Rivalinnen:Soraya und Farah Diba produced by ZDF/ARD about the Rivalrybetween Soraya Esfandiary Bakhtiary and Farah Diba for the Shah of Iran'sHeart. It contains never seen before footage of the Shah and his second andthird wives: the Former Princess Soraya and Future Queen Farah Pahlavi. A Docufiction starring actors in the title roles and exclusive interviews of Shahbanou Farah today as well as Former Ambassador Ardeshir Zahedi, Journalist Fereidoune Sahebjam and a close friend of Princess Soraya, Haeideh Hakimiand German journalist Michael Graeter. 

Notice Fereyoune Sahebjam is the famed war correspondent and author of the bestseller the Stoning of Soraya M interviewed in this documentary made shortly before his death:

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