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Iranian-French actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi on her films that take aim at Iran’s regime, and advocating for women’s rights

  • Cannes 2022 best actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi says she and other exiled Iranians are telling the truth about Iran’s regime: ‘We have become a nightmare for them’
  • She was recently at the Hong Kong International Film Festival, which showed Shayda, in which she stars, and Tatami, which she co-directed and acted in

Kylie Knott
Iranian-French actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi at the 75th Cannes Film Festival in France on May 23, 2022, where she won the best actress award for her role in Holy Spider. She recently attended the Hong Kong International Film Festival, which was showing Shayda, in which she stars. Photo: Getty Images

The life of Iranian-French actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi has all the elements of a compelling biopic.

For years she was a famous face in Iran thanks to her starring role in the hit TV series Nargess. That all came crashing down when an intimate video of her and her then boyfriend was leaked.

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