127 mins |
Rated
M (Suicide references)
Directed by Asghar Farhadi
Starring Amir Jadidi, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Sarina Farhadi, Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy, Sahar Goldoust, Maryam Shahdaie, Saleh Karimai
Playing as part of IN THE SHADE Film Festival Jan 20 - Feb 01.
Iran • In Farsi with English subtitles
Straight from the Cannes Competition: the latest feature from celebrated Iranian director Asghar Farhadi (A SEPARATION, Oscar Best Foreign Language Film 2012).
Rahim is in jail because he was unable to pay a debt. He secures a two-day leave of absence from prison, during which he hopes to convince his creditor to withdraw the complaint. But things don't go as planned.
With A HERO, Farhadi returns to Iran and his native language Farsi, following his 2018 Spanish feature Everybody Knows. One of the few directors to have won two Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film, critics have praised Farhadi's ability to weave moral ambiguity into intimate and intense dramas and stories of official intransigence. With A Hero, starring actor Amir Jadidi (ZERO DAY) and actor-screenwriter-director Mohsen Tanabandeh (THE OATH), Farhadi has added yet another exceptional title to his highly accomplished filmography. - SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL
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Playing as part of IN THE SHADE Film Festival Jan 20 - Feb 01.
Iran • In Farsi with English subtitles
Straight from the Cannes Competition: the latest feature from celebrated Iranian director Asghar Farhadi (A SEPARATION, Oscar Best Foreign Language Film 2012).
Rahim is in jail because he was unable to pay a debt. He secures a two-day leave of absence from prison, during which he hopes to convince his creditor to withdraw the complaint. But things don't go as planned.
With A HERO, Farhadi returns to Iran and his native language Farsi, following his 2018 Spanish feature Everybody Knows. One of the few directors to have won two Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film, critics have praised Farhadi's ability to weave moral ambiguity into intimate and intense dramas and stories of official intransigence. With A Hero, starring actor Amir Jadidi (ZERO DAY) and actor-screenwriter-director Mohsen Tanabandeh (THE OATH), Farhadi has added yet another exceptional title to his highly accomplished filmography. - SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL