Iranian actress Leila Hatami on Sunday angered authorities in Tehran by kissing the Cannes film festival's president on the cheek, an act seen as affront to the "chastity" of the Islamic republic's women. A photograph carried by Iranian media shows Hatami kissing Gilles Jacob at the opening of this year's festival. "Those who attend intentional events should take heed of the credibility and chastity of Iranians, so that a bad image of Iranian women will **t be demonstrated to the world," Deputy Culture Minister Hossein **ushabadi said, quoted by the website of state broadcaster IRIB. Born into a family with a background in cinema, Hatami gained worldwide fame for her role in Asghar Farhadi's "A Separation," which won the 2012 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
05-19-2014, 07:01 PM
Iran actress's Cannes kiss sparks ire back home
Iranian actress Leila Hatami on Sunday angered authorities in Tehran by kissing the Cannes film festival's president on the cheek, an act seen as affront to the "chastity" of the Islamic republic's women. A photograph carried by Iranian media shows Hatami kissing Gilles Jacob at the opening of this year's festival. "Those who attend intentional events should take heed of the credibility and chastity of Iranians, so that a bad image of Iranian women will **t be demonstrated to the world," Deputy Culture Minister Hossein **ushabadi said, quoted by the website of state broadcaster IRIB. Born into a family with a background in cinema, Hatami gained worldwide fame for her role in Asghar Farhadi's "A Separation," which won the 2012 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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