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afraid after so many years. movie in Cannes, and I said, find so many actresses with so
Wow, I should really sign her much talent and performances
I believe the inclusion of Zar contract because she's going to that move the audience?
Amir Ebrahimi is noteworthy win, and she did. So, it became a Eran Riklis: I like the
because she is a stunning little bit complicated. But from authenticity because I really
actress. I had the chance to the beginning, I thought that think that, especially in this
write about «Holy Spider» really for this role of Sanaz, this case, the actors bring their own
and «Shadia». How did she particular girl with all the trouble world and their own story to
appear in the film in such a that she has and the background the character. First of all, I said,
demanding role? and the suffering and yet the Okay, only Iranians. Now, only
Eran Riklis: Well, it's resistance, I thought that Zahar Iranians means people like Zar
interesting. I was doing casting could be fantastic because she is and Golshifteh and Mina Kavani
all over the world because the that character. I think I am both and some of the others that
Iranian actors live in Berlin, very strong and fragile and very really left Iran when they were
Paris, London, New York, Los sensitive. So, for me, it was a in their 20s or even older. Some
Angeles, and everywhere. I natural choice. I was happy that were born in Iran but left with
travelled extensively to meet she loved the role, and she came their family when they were very
many actors and conduct to do the film. young. It's a mix. But I think
auditions. I met Zar [Amir all of them grew up in Iranian
Ebrahimi]—I think it was The women in this film give families, even if it was in New
maybe February '22 in Paris, powerful performances. I feel York or somewhere else. I think
and I thought, Wow, she's really that it was much more than this was my most important
good. Then in May '22, she was acting; they feel the role and decision because it made it easy
in Cannes with «Holy Spider». the mission of bringing these to bring the character to them
I remember I was sitting in the heroines to life. How was it to and them to the character. It was
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