Actress Sara Zommorodi’s short film urging Sweden’s government to support women’s rights protests in Iran — which includes 43 of the country’s celebrities, directors and authors — screened at the Swedish Guldbagge Awards, the country’s highest film honors, in Stockholm Monday evening.
Titled Women Life Freedom – In Solidarity With the Brave Women of Iran, the film features some of Swedens most notable female actors, directors, authors and recording artists speaking the words “zan, zendegi, azadi,” Farsi for “women, life, freedom,” the slogan of the anti-government protests that have rocked Iran over the past several months.
Zommorodi came to Sweden from Iran when she was two and is a familiar face on Swedish film and TV, best known for roles in the Netflix drama Caliphate and the Swedish animated program Lika Men Olika.
“It’s really been amazing and so touching,” Zommorodi said about the Guldbagge screening. “I’m...
Titled Women Life Freedom – In Solidarity With the Brave Women of Iran, the film features some of Swedens most notable female actors, directors, authors and recording artists speaking the words “zan, zendegi, azadi,” Farsi for “women, life, freedom,” the slogan of the anti-government protests that have rocked Iran over the past several months.
Zommorodi came to Sweden from Iran when she was two and is a familiar face on Swedish film and TV, best known for roles in the Netflix drama Caliphate and the Swedish animated program Lika Men Olika.
“It’s really been amazing and so touching,” Zommorodi said about the Guldbagge screening. “I’m...
- 1/24/2023
- by Ural Garrett
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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