Prisoner 951: The Hostages’ Story is a forensic, deeply human documentary about the six-year ordeal of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian charity worker wrongfully imprisoned in Iran, and the extraordinary campaign led by her husband, Richard Ratcliffe, to secure her release.

At its heart lies a simple question with far-reaching consequences: how did a mother from West Hampstead become collateral in a decades-old political debt?

The film goes beyond the headlines to reveal how state hostage-taking has become an accepted tool of international negotiation, and how ordinary citizens have been turned into bargaining chips. Through Nazanin’s voice, Richard’s campaign, and testimonies from other former hostages, diplomats, and politicians, it exposes the uncomfortable truth about Britain’s handling of one of the most high-profile detentions in modern history.

This is a story about endurance, diplomacy, and the moral cost of inaction. It asks what happens when governments prioritise strategy over humanity and who pays the price.