Who is the actress “Bahar Saleh Nia?” who accused Abolqasem Talebi, a government filmmaker?
The protest of women involved in cinema and theater and their pursuit to improve working conditions, along with widespread support, was also accompanied by criticism from figures close to the government. Among other things, Mohsen Mahdian, CEO of Hamshahri Institute, called these protesting women “patriotic neoliberal parrots” in a note and wrote that “from the Hollywoodization of Iranian cinema, its discrimination and aggression reached us.”
February 23, 2023 | 4:12 am
