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Israel’s Guy Nattiv and Iran’s Zar Amir on Releasing Co-Directed ‘Tatami’ in the U.S. Amid Conflict: ‘We Need This Friendship More Than Ever’
Israel’s Guy Nattiv and Iran’s Zar Amir discuss co-directing the politically charged sports thriller 'Tatami,' which recently opened in the U.S.
Originally premiering at Venice in 2023, the film opened in American movie theaters on June 13as Israel attacked Iran, starting a war — also involving the U.S. — that now appears to have been halted by a fragile truce. Amir, who won the Cannes best actress award in 2022 for “Holy Spider,” stars in “ Tatami ” as the coach of an Iranian judo athlete named Leila (played by Arienne Mandi). Marking the first collaboration between directors from Israel and Iran, Nattiv approached Amir to act in the film before she became more involved, driven by her desire to make the details fully authentic.
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