Haidar Khan (died 1925?) was the leader of one of the Bakhtiari tribes in

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in 1924 and a main character in the documentary ''

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''. Haidar Khan's then nine-year-old son, Lufta, was interviewed by author

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in 1990 and authenticated the events depicted in the movie shot in 1924. According to Lufta, Haidar Khan contracted

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the following year and died as a result.

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