Actors Medalion Rahimi, Layla Mohammadi, Dalia Rooni (also Writer), Lauren Noll (also Director) stopped by our SXSW studio to chat with us about their film at SXSW 2026. The cast joined us to talk about their film and introduced us to their characters. We also talked about their relationships and how they perceived them. We also chatted about films that helped them define what strong women were.
Same Same But Different cast talks to us about strong women & complicated relationships
Story: An Iranian woman agrees to marry her boss’s wealthy son for a green card. The arrangement grows complicated when her friends and their partners arrive, bringing cultural complexities to the surface.