Leila Farzad on not being able to return to Iran: ‘It got complicated and dangerous’

The ‘I Hate Suzie’ star hasn’t been back to her family’s war-torn homeland since her teens – but now she’s starring in a stage adaptation of one of the biggest Iranian films of the 21st century. She tells Ellie Harrison about reconnecting with her heritage, and how after years of tokenistic casting, she nearly gave up acting for good

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