Sosan Taslimi; A woman who fought and won

Following her last film in Iran, she was hounded by the censorship board. “They told me not to look into the eyes of my male counterpart [and] to look down when I talked to him,” says Taslimi. “I replied: ‘How is it possible? I can’t look away from the person I’m speaking to.’ My minder kept an eye on this situation, as well as on my costumes. He even dictated that the camera angle be ugly and the color of my costume be dark and drab, all of which you see in the film.”