Asghar Farhadi

Oscar-winning director of “A Separation,” “The Salesman” and “A Hero”

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Iranian Oscar-winning director of “A Separation,” “The Salesman” and “A Hero.”

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Working in Iran, Asghar Farhadi makes compelling cinema despite strict government censorship. His new film “A Hero” is out now.

Asghar Farhadi on 'A Hero' and filmmaking under censorship

Working in Iran, Asghar Farhadi makes compelling cinema despite strict government censorship. His new film “A Hero” is out now.

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Asghar Farhadi's 2011 drama, A Separation , is about an urban middle-class couple in Iran who reach a point of painful dissolution.

Iranian Filmmaker Asghar Farhadi

Asghar Farhadi's 2011 drama, A Separation , is about an urban middle-class couple in Iran who reach a point of painful dissolution.

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