IRAN: 'Body of Lies' hot in Tehran, causes headache for actress | Babylon & Beyond | Los Angeles Times

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Golshifteh Farahani, who stars in Ridley Scott's "Body of Lies" alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe, has seen her fame and popularity in Iran skyrocket since becoming the first Iranian actress to successfully cross over to Hollywood."Come see Golshifteh and Mr. DiCaprio!" vendors yell on the streets of Tehran. "Buy and watch with Farsi subtitles! Hollywood quality film! Come before they're sold out."But, as NIAC reported in August, fame has not always been kind to Miss Farahani.  The Iranian government earlier prohibited her from traveling to the US as punishment for her role in the film, which depicts her violating Iranian dress codes for women. And according to Farahani, the conservative rulers of Iran have given her some trouble as a result of her newfound popularity:
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