#MeToo and the Leila's Brothers Cannes photo
Alidoosti was a leading voice of Iran's 2022 cinema #MeToo statement and its follow-up committee. During the Cannes premiere of Leila's Brothers in May 2022 she reposted a promotional story for the film, whose cast included actors who had faced public harassment allegations, and critics accused her of double standards and of using women's rights for prizes. She apologized and offered to make amend
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- Apology over the Cannes post - Tabnak published Alidoosti's apology after she reposted, in the heat of the Cannes festival, a story she was tagged in showing a ticket and daily notice for Leila's Brothers. She wrote that it had hurt the women who gave accounts, the statement's signatories and others concerned with gender equality, reaffirmed the statement's principles, offered to make amends for any emotional harm, and said she too was still learning and might make mistakes. ترانه علیدوستی عذرخواهی کرد
- Resalat: "You too?" - In a Resalat column titled "You too?", Mohammad Ghorbani accused Alidoosti of double standards on #MeToo, saying she used women's rights as a ladder and to chase festival prizes. تو هم؟
- Mashregh: #MeToo "from Alidoosti to Riahi and Poursamimi" - A Mashregh News piece, republished by Asr-e Esfahan, revisited the Cannes episode and said some observers read her #MeToo leadership as a bid for attention and awards. جنبش «میتو»، از ترانه علیدوستی تا ریاحی و پورصمیمی
- Two accused actors file complaints against her - VOA Persian reported that Alidoosti, criticized and apologetic over the Cannes photo, said two male actors accused of sexual harassment had filed complaints against her, and that she would defend herself. ترانه علیدوستی میگوید دو بازیگر مرد متهم به «آزارگری جنسی» از او شکایت کردهاند