There are many actors and filmmakers who have attributed their works to their own political statements. The energy a storyline resonates with and the stand that a character takes are all important aspects to announce the purpose it holds. And here’s Nazanin Boniadi doing the same through her role in the television series ‘The Rings of Power‘.
Artists bring their emotions, feelings, opinions, and activism to the table through their art. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the actress opens up about her life as an activist fighting for women’s rights in Iran. Through her role as an artist, she has channeled her activism into her character Bronwyn.
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Nazanin Boniadi Dedicates Her Role To The Iranian Women
“Onstage in Hall H, I dedicated this role to the brave women of Iran, who are on the frontlines of the fight for freedom and democracy in my homeland. How could I possibly know that two months later, I would be marching in a protest in Los Angeles fighting in solidarity with the brave women of Iran, who are literally risking their lives for their most basic rights,” the activist remembers the dedication she made to the women of Iran at Comic-Con earlier this year.
“These brave women inspired me to play this role,” she continues. “I had to sort of channel these women who are risking everything for a better tomorrow. It’s just the bitter irony of all of that aligning right now at this moment. It doesn’t escape me, but I hope that it helps get their message out.” It was not only her voice that Nazanin used to raise her protest but her role was also a passage for her to showcase disagreements with a strict regime.
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Who Is Bronwyn?
Boniadi’s character in ‘The Rings of Power‘, Bronwyn is a human healer who lives a simple and quiet life in the Southlands of Middle-earth. She is a single mother to a rebellious teenager, Theo romantically involved with the elven soldier Arondir. As the Orcs descend upon her land Bronwyn takes up leadership, an area she has never dealt with.
“I love when you don’t see the inner strength coming in a character,” Boniadi says. “She doesn’t have any kind of superpowers. I love that. Her superpower is being a mother and having that internal strength that she kind of musters into protecting the ones she loves, whether it’s her people, her son, or Arondir.” She shares how just like Boniadi, her character is also standing up against the oppressive regime.
