With director Jafar Pahani in jail, Mina Kavani has become a spokesperson for 'No Bears,' but many ask her to speak for all Iranian women, too
in September, over her alleged breach of so-called morality laws while in police custody—has grown into a full-scale disruption of a repressive regime.
“The Iranian government was calling me the first Iranian pornographic actress,” Kavani recalls of the film’s backlash. She knew the reaction to appearing nude would be like this—especially given that local actresses can’t appear without hijab—but the appeal of creative freedom triumphed over her doubts.
While Kavani says she can’t speak for all Iranian women, in her role as Zara, who she describes as a “tragedian,” she hopes to show how strong she and Panahi believe women are. She recalls that many people asked if the film set out to capture the attention Iran is receiving globally, but that she has always insisted that this was in the works before the resistance movement reached its apex.
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