Remember this HSBC advert?
“Only 4% of American films are made by women. In Iran, it’s 25%”
This is what happened to one Iranian actor:
For one Iranian actor, life is mirroring art, in the most gruesome of ways. Two years ago Marzieh Vafamehr starred in a film about an actor whose theatre work is banned in Iran.
Now she faces a year in prison and 90 lashes after Iranian officials took exception to the film, which is itself banned inside the country.
Her crime? Appearing in an Australian film which is critical of the Islamic regime with her head uncovered.
Gene adds: A trailer for the “offending” film:
