Iranian actress Laheh Marzban faces severe threats after Venice speech on women's rights
The Venice Film Festival award winner dedicated her prize to "the women of Iran," drawing condemnation from Iranian authorities and state media.
Laheh Marzban won the best actress award in the Orizzonti sidebar competition at the Venice Film Festival for her role in "Falling House," a film about three generations of women confined in their home by the family's father. In her acceptance speech, she dedicated the prize to "the women of Iran," according to The Guardian.
Iranian authorities and state media have since launched severe attacks against Marzban, according to the report. The film explores the confinement of women within a family setting, and her public remarks about Iranian women's circumstances have prompted an official backlash.
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- Iranian actor Laheh Marzban faces severe threats after Venice film festival speech — The Guardian — World
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