Asghar Farhadi’s A Hero was one of the most acclaimed films last year. Though the film failed to earn an Oscar nomination (two of Farhadi’s films have won Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language ...

Often the most engaging, thought-provoking stories in cinema are those with complex characters and moral provocations. They don't offer black and white interpretations, they make us question whether ...

Asghar Farhadi, the Iranian filmmaker with two Best International Film Oscars to his name, has returned with another naturalistic immersion in his homeland: A Hero. The title of the Amazon Studios ...

Asghar Farhadi, the Iranian director of two Academy Award-winning foreign language films, has been found guilty of plagiarizing the story for 2021 Cannes Grand Jury prize-winning “A Hero” from a ...

Despite what you may have heard this week, Oscar-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi has not been found guilty of plagiarizing his 2021 film A Hero. The legal proceedings have only just begun. Azadeh ...

The Iranian director discusses his decision to skip the Oscars in 2017 in protest of Trump's travel ban, the toll of COVID-19 in Iran and the limits on his expression there: "I can't tell exactly what ...

A Hero was the big winner at the 21st Hafez Awards, Iran’s primary national screen awards ceremony. Scroll down for the full list of winners across film and TV. The latest film from Asghar Farhadi ...

A former student sued the Iranian auteur Asghar Farhadi for allegedly stealing her premise for his acclaimed 2021 feature, which Iranian authorities have now rejected as "baseless." By Scott ...

Two-time Academy Award winning director Asghar Farhadi will receive the Creative Impact in Directing Award for his recent film "A Hero" at the “10 Directors to Watch” and Creative Impact Awards brunch ...

At moments, the Iranian director's new movie evokes the rapt domestic suspense of "A Separation" and "The Salesman," but it's more diffuse and less potent. Rahim, the central character, is serving ...

Amazon Studios has acquired U.S. rights to two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi’s “A Hero,” which shot in Shiraz, Iran, and is now in post production. Amazon Studios is planning to release ...

Asghar Farhadi, the Iranian filmmaker with two Best International Film Oscars to his name, has returned with another naturalistic immersion in his homeland: A Hero. The title of the Amazon Studios ...