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Award-winning actress says she’s afraid of returning to the country, fearing repercussions
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She has starred in films banned by the Iranian authorities, played in a rock band and made it to Hollywood. This year, she plays one of the leading roles in the new Iranian film “About Elly,” Iran’s official entry to the foreign category of the Academic Awards. At age 26, award-winning Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani is undoubtedly one of the Islamic Republic’s most famous cinematic exports, but the actress is afraid to return to her beloved homeland for fear of repercussions.
“Of course, it would be great to go back to Iran, but only if I knew I would be allowed to leave again. And if I knew I would be allowed to work. If I returned now, I think I wouldn’t be able to come out of Iran for at least two years. And I don’t think I’d be allowed to work,” Farahani said in a recent interview with the National, an English-language daily based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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