Golshifteh Farahani with her parents picnicking outdoor for Sizdah Be-dar

She also faced criticism from Iranian authorities for her role in Ridley Scott’s 2008 Middle East-set spy thriller Body of Lies, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, in which she appeared without a hijab. It became an open question whether she’d be allowed to return to her homeland. “I don’t have any problems in going back to Iran. I’ve never had such problems. It’s just propaganda,” the actress, then 25, insisted.