Mahsa Amini Protests Supported by French Movie Business

UPDATE: French actors Juliette Binoche, Marion Cotillard, Melanie Laurent, Isabelle Huppert and Charlotte Gainsbourg are amongst those that have lower off locks of their hair in assist of the Iranian protests towards the dying of Mahsa Amini.

In a video posted to Instagram, the actors are amongst plenty of French trade members who’re seen trimming locks of their hair. In Binoche’s case, the “Each Sides of the Blade” actor defiantly lobs off whole inches of her darkish hair, whereas declaring “For freedom!”

The video marketing campaign, which makes use of the hashtag #HairForFreedom, was organized by Richard Sedillot, with Julie Couturier and Christiane Feral Schuhl.

“It’s unattainable to not denounce repeatedly this horrible repression,” reads an announcement posted with the video. “There are already dozens of useless women and men, together with youngsters. The arrests solely swell, and the variety of prisoners are illegally detained and too usually tortured. We determined to reply the decision by additionally slicing a few of [our] locks.”

The video comes a day after the French trade issued an open letter in assist of the Iranian scenario.

Award-winning filmmakers Alice Diop (“Saint Omer”), Audrey Diwan (“Taking place”), Julia Ducournau (“Titane”), Michel Hazanavicius (“The Artist”), Jacques Audiard (“Dheepan”), and actors Juliette Binoche, Marion Cotillard, Isabelle Huppert, Lea Seydoux are amongst almost 1,000 distinguished French movie figures who’ve signed an open letter to assist Iranian girls and civil rights activists of their revolt over the dying of twenty-two year-old Mahsa Amini, in addition to denounce the “murderous violence” of the Iranian regime.

Amini, a Kurdish girl, died in custody on Sept. 16, three days after being arrested in Tehran as a result of she allegedly breached the Islamic republic’s strict gown code for ladies. Her dying has sparked protests throughout Iran, together with in Tehran, Isfahan and Yazd, and in cities all over the world, together with in Paris, Istanbul and Los Angeles. Amnesty Worldwide mentioned Iranian authorities have been “deliberately utilizing deadly power towards the protesters,” inflicting greater than extra 52 deaths (as of Sept. 30). The group has urged worldwide motion “past statements of condemnation” to forestall extra individuals from being killed.

The large present of assist throughout the French movie trade is being spearheaded by producer Didar Domehri and Pathé CEO Ardavan Safaee. Different high-profile figures who’ve signed the letter in France embody Marjane Satrapi, Alice Winocour, Rebecca Zlotowski, Emmanuelle Bercot, Catherine Corsini, Eva Husson, Nicolas Bedos, Bertrand Bonello, Dany Boon, Robin Campillo, Laurent Cantet, Michel Gondry, Grand Corps Malade, Robert Guédiguian, Radu Mihaileanu, Camille Cottin, Virginie Efira, Julie Gayet, Mélanie Laurent, Léa Seydoux, Karin Viard, Guillaume Canet, Louis Garrel, Laurent Lafitte, Alex Lutz, Gilles Lellouche, Vincent Macaigne and Pierre Niney, in addition to long-time supporters of Iranian cinema, together with supporters of Iranian administrators, corresponding to Cannes Movie Competition’s boss Thierry Fremaux, gross sales brokers/co-producers Hengameh Panahi from Celluloid Desires, Alexandre Mallet-Man from Memento Movies and Vincent Maraval from Wild Bunch Worldwide.

Hyperlink to signal the letter: https://www.femme-vie-liberte.web/

Right here is the complete open letter:

WOMAN, LIFE, FREEDOM

Paris, Oct. 4, 2022
We, producers, actors, administrators, technicians and distributors, heads of festivals and the entire of the French movie trade want to categorical collectively our assist to Iranian girls who struggle right this moment for his or her freedom, risking their lives, and to the individuals of Iran who’re bravely embracing their revolt. We remind that each one those that are appalled by the homicide of Mahsa Amini and by the huge, brutal and murderous repression ordered by Iranian authorities, to precise loud and clear their solidarity to the Iranian individuals.

Zan, Zendegi, Azadi. Lady, Life, Freedom. Might these phrases chanted by Iranians and picked up by all protesters be heard. Might these phrases permit to place a cease to this insufferable coercion and open, ultimately, a brand new period in Iran, and wherever girls are sufferer of obscurantism. This common struggle for ladies, for all times and for freedom can be ours.