| Binoche?s Iran sojourns stir 2 MPs? xenophobia |
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LONDON, January 13(IranMania) - Two
Iranian MPs are worried about the perhaps too frequent travels of Juliette
Binoche to Iran, MNA reported.
During the last parliamentary
session the MPs jointly requested that Iranian officials be cautious about
issuing visas for foreign actors to visit Iran.
?The appearance of foreign actors in
joint productions would result in cultural destruction since they would turn
into role-models for Iranian youth,? the notice read.
?We have heard that certain
consequences might result from foreign actors? trips to Iran ? consequences
which might lead to intelligence and security issues,? said Jalal Yahyazadeh,
one of the petitioners, who is MP for the cities of Taft and Meibod.
French actress Binoche has recently
traveled to Iran, allegedly to widen her knowledge of the country prior to her
performance in the movie ?Certified Copy?, which is scheduled to be directed by
celebrated Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami.
Oscar-winner Binoche stayed in Iran
briefly in April 2006. Binoche is the second foreign show biz celebrity to visit Iran since the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Source : www.iranmania.com |


