Iran has banned a young actress from leaving the country over her appearance in a Hollywoood production, AFP reported.
"Golshifteh Farahani was banned from leaving by the authorities at the airport on Tuesday when she was about to leave for Hollywood to examine a new offer," the report says. it has been reported that the decision was prompted by her starring in Ridley Scott's latest movie
Body of Lies with Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe.
The 25-year-old Farahani is one of Iran's most popular actresses and has starred in several Iranian movies, including
Santouri,
The Wall and
The Fish Fall in Love.
Her appearance in
Body of Lies, which tells the story of a CIA agent sent to Jordan to track down an Al-Qaeda leader, marked the first by an actress living in Iran in a Hollywood production.
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