ايران تعاقب ممثلة لدورها في فيلم امريكي

Iran punishes actress for starring in DiCaprio film

by Amy Glass on Thursday, 21 August 2008

FILM PUNISHMENT: Golshifteh Farahani (pictured) has been barred from leaving Iran after starring in a Hollywood movie.Popular Iranian

actress Golshifteh Farahani has been barred from leaving Iran after she filmed an American movie without first seeking government

permission.

Farahani, 25, recently starred in US director Ridley Scott’s ‘Body of Lies’ with Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe,

becoming the first Iranian-based actress to star in a Hollywood movie.

Farahani discovered the ban on Tuesday when she planned to travel to Hollywood to discuss a potential new film, Iran’s official news

agency IRNA reported on Thursday.

IRNA said Iranian movie stars must obtain permission from the Culture Ministry before appearing in foreign movies.

Body of Lies is a film adaptation of the novel of the same name by David Ignatius, about a CIA operative, played by DiCaprio, who goes

to Jordan to track a high-ranking terrorist.

Farahani is believed to play a nurse in which DiCaprio’s character falls in love with.

Farahani has previously acted in movies by some of Iran’s top directors including Dariush Mehrjui’s ‘the Santoor

Player’, and Bahman Ghobadi’s ‘Half Moon’ – winner of the Golden Shell at the 2006 San Sebastian Film Festival.

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