Iranian French actress (born 1987)

Sarah Kazemy (Persian: سارا کاظمی; born 26 October 1987) is a French actress. She is best known for her role in the independent film Cir*stance.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
• 3 Filmography
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Early life

Sarah was born in Neuilly sur Seine, France to an Iranian father and Algerian mother. She grew up in France and studied law, Arabic, German and Italian before becoming an actress.

Career

She had no experience in acting when she was asked to play one of the leads in the 2011 Iranian independent film Cir*stance, in which she plays a young woman who discovers her sexuality and develops a lesbian relationship. She prepared for the role by staying with her relatives in Tehran, to gain personal experience from the situation there. Soon after she was cast as the female lead in the film Kanyamakan.

Filmography

References

External links

• Sarah Kazemy at IMDb
• Stars of Iranian film discuss forbidden love: An interview with Cir*stance's Nikohl Boosheri and Sarah Kazemy Seattle Gay News