The Cannes Film Festival calls for the release of Iranian Taraneh Alidoosti.
The actress openly supports the protest movement that has been taking place in the streets of Iran for almost four months.
According to the judicial authority agency Mizan Online, the government accuses the 38-year-old actress of her
“unfounded comments on recent events and the publication of provocative material supporting street riots.
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It is common knowledge in Iran that Taraneh Alidoosti supports the Iranian protest movement against power.
In December, she denounced the hanging of Mohsen Shekari.
Executed for an Instagram post, the protester was accused of
"war against God".
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Known for her role in the Oscar-winning film
The Client
, a feature film on prostitution signed by Asghar Farhadi, Taraneh Alidoosti began acting as a teenager.
Recently, the actress was part of the cast of
Leïla et ses frères
, a film by Iranian director Saeed Roustayi selected in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2022.
Known for being a feminist activist, she had actively supported the #MeToo movement in Iranian cinema.
She defends the protest movement in Iran.
In November, she posted a photo of herself, without the headscarf compulsory for women in the Islamic republic, holding in her hands the revolutionary slogan "Women, life, freedom".
Unrest continues in Iran since the murder of Mahsa Amini, Iranians stage daily protests against the regime with intensity.