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Prisoner 951: The Hostages’ Story
Prisoner 951: The Hostages’ Story
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  2. Prisoner 951: The Hostages’ Story

Prisoner 951: The Hostages’ Story

2025
1h 30m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

2025

Runtime

1h 30m

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Storyline

Explores the extraordinary six-year ordeal of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe - a British-Iranian dual national held in Tehran - as well as the tireless campaign by her husband, Richard Ratcliffe, to bring her home. This documentary offers the real-life account - an emotional, human story of wrongful detention, resilience, and love. With exclusive access to former hostages and key political decision-makers, Prisoner 951: The Hostages’ Story offers a rare look at the toll of being used as leverage in political negotiations between states. The film lays bare how authoritarian regimes are increasingly using foreign nationals as geopolitical bargaining chips. Through the lens of Nazanin’s six-year imprisonment in Iran, the film examines the wider pattern of wrongful detention, the international failure to prevent it, and the hidden costs to families, diplomacy, and justice.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Nov 23, 2025
Digital Release
Jan 5, 2026
Director
Erica Gornall
Production
BBC Factual Productions
BBC Factual Productions
Dancing Ledge Productions
Dancing Ledge Productions
BBC Two
BBC Two
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Top Cast

6 Cast Members

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Richard Ratcliffe

Richard Ratcliffe

Anoosheh Ashoori

Elika Ashoori

Kylie Moore-Gilbert

Jason Rezaian

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