Right after World War I, Britain schemed to turn Iran to another colony of its own. This is the true story of how the British government plotted the overthrow of the last Qajar King Ahmad Shah to replace him with the tyrant Cossack officer Reza Khan. The story begins in 1917 when Iranian government signs the 1919 contract. Seyyed Hassan Modarres protests the contract leading to a wave of objections and finally the government is forced to agree with cancellation of the contract.