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How a rising film star in Iran strives to carefully break barriers

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Iranian actress Fereshte Hosseini was born to Afghan immigrants in Iran .

Her family fled Afghanistan some 30 years ago to settle in a Tehran suburb where she was born, one of seven children.

She credits her husband's support and inspiration as key motivators to persevere in her career.

Her success has brought a new set of challenges for Iranian actresses.

Today , the stage serves as a platform for her to challenge hostility and assert her own identity. Iranian cinema, Hosseini hopes, could help dismantle prejudice and foster empathy. "Whenever they want to make a movie about Afghan people here.. they think about the worst story that can happen." Instead of seeing migrants as the 'alien other,' she says, we need to cultivate more understanding. "All I'm saying is we just have to be open with other people, to communicate with them, to see what is in their heart, what is in their mind.".

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informal

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English

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46

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