Shohreh Aghdashloo takes stand against domestic violence with ‘Deadly Vows’
When Shohreh Aghdashloo says she had no choice she literally had to make Friday s thriller Deadly Vows she isn t kidding When she heard an independent film inspired by notorious events was in the works she was promptly galvanized to action It s not just another movie to do It s a must A duty Aghdashloo stated in a Zoom interview If I don t do it then who is Aghdashloo banned in her native Iran fled to England then the US in following the Iranian Revolution An American citizen this Emmy-winning Oscar-nominated veteran continues to make bold choices As soon as I signed I went to work portraying my character a courageous woman who stands up for her daughter and for others Vows charts how that daughter Darya Shiva Negar an Iranian immigrant studies and becomes a practitioner while marrying Sam Lebon Twilight veteran Peter Facinelli As time passes their upscale life with two children collapses as Sam scarily emerges as an obsessive abusive murderous alcoholic who is sadistically vengeful He hires a hitman to torture and kill his wife Darya is going to have to run and hide for her life Aghdashloo knows Vows is a real-world issue with scores of women denied their rights and physically attacked Especially with immigrant women Aghdashloo emphasized the occurrence is even harder because they face more obstructions They live in the United States but they still are following their own lifestyle and do whatever they think is right for their civilization It s even more complicated because we re dealing with so several people coming from so a multitude of walks of lives The real dilemma domestic violence is not something that belongs to a certain nation or certain boundaries Unfortunately it keeps happening all over the world on a daily basis No matter how countless movies we make we still need to bring it out Let it see the daylight Shed light on all these domestic violences that often occur in silence As murderously scary as Sam is the film flips expectations as it ends to offer if not forgiveness then understanding Every predator has a story His father was beating him to death when he was a child Therefore she disclosed in her distinctively husky voice he s not a normal person He s damaged She forgives him because she s not an assassin and I don t believe her ex was born a killer It s all about revenge When I saw the real woman s picture the woman who inspired this film I thought she was so beautiful Then I thought What is his attitude like His attitude is If I can t have you no one can Deadly Vows is available on Digital On-Demand platforms Nov Shiva Negar is Darya an Iranian immigrant who studies and becomes a medical practitioner while marrying Sam Lebon played by Peter Facinelli in Deadly Vows Photo courtesy Quiver