Why Actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi Fled Iran | Amanpour and Company
The U.S. has expressed deep concern over reports from Iran of mass arrests and sham trials, with at least one person being sentenced to death. Protesters remain on the streets 60 days after the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini. Iran’s misogyny and religious oppression are brought into sharp focus in the new film "Holy Spider," a fictionalized account of a true story dating back to 2000. This was when the so-called “spider killer” was murdering sex workers in the northern city of Mashhad, often using headscarves. The film stars award-winning actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi as a journalist investigating the killings. Ebrahimi joins the show to discuss the film and her personal experience fleeing Iran following the leak of an intimate video.
Originally aired on November 15, 2022.
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