The film, in which she describes the final years of the reign of the Shah from her perspective has been viewed more than 268,000 times.
Speaking from her home in Paris, she told the Sunday Express of London: “From the onset, the Islamic Republic of Iran created malicious myths and lies about the Pahlavi era that the public bought into. Although it has continued to do so throughout these past 33 years, people can now see through them and are therefore avidly seeking to find the truth.
“It is fortunate that the advance in Internet technology has unveiled many secrets and thus exposed so many lies. To quote my son, Prince Reza, if Kho-meini came to power with the help of audiotapes, then Kho-meinism will disappear with the Internet.”
Emails shown to the Sunday Express were written by children, housewives, university graduates and even civil servants and serving army officers.
Iranian-born Professor Ali Ansari of St Andrews University in Scotland said: “There is no doubt that there is huge wave of nostalgia for the Shah sweeping Iran today, prompted by a huge dissatisfaction with the current situation in Iran.
“It shows just how far the Islamic Republic has lost the youth. The youth are looking for new leaders. Ayatollah Kho-meini always said: If we lose the young, we lose Iran. They have lost the young.”
A 30-year-old man wrote: “I wonder where we could have been in this world, especially when I see all the growth and progress in the smaller countries around us.”
One writer, born during the Iran-Iraq war of 1980-88, said: “The late Shah did not shed the blood of his people. Many people are now realizing who the Shah was and what services he rendered to his people. All I have seen in my life is crowded classrooms, unemployment, misery, suffering, inflation, corruption and discrimination.
An army officer said: “I was only 12 years old when the revolution took place. My best memories in life are from the years prior to this nightmare. Your interview had a positive effect among both the intellectuals as well as the uneducated people. All those who love this country carry you in their hearts.”
A 43-year-old housewife wrote: “My life has been sacrificed [destroyed] by this revolution, and I want you to know that people, especially the younger ones, are more and more aware of the work of the late Shah. I wept throughout the entire documentary.”
A 24-year-old student wrote: “The imperialism of the United States and the United Kingdom supported the takeover of the religious fraction in order to halt progress in Iran.”
Farah said: “The younger generation is now more than ever aware of all the social and cultural freedoms that existed prior to the revolution. They see that Iran during the Pahlavi era had made quick progress in all fields, and carried more clout and respect in the world.
“They wonder how different life would be today had the revolution not happened. I feel confident that this regime will soon come to an end by the hands of the younger generation and the women of Iran.”
