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Asghar Farhadi

  1. vulture lists
    25 Essential Iranian Films You Can Stream Right NowStream hybrid documentaries that break the fourth wall, psychological dramas, and gory thrillers that attest to the terrifying reality of theocracy.
    By Tiara Ataii
  2. controversy
    Asghar Farhadi’s Attorney Responds to Accusations of Plagiarism“Ms. Aviv has uncovered a handful of people with complaints that they were not thanked enough.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  3. lawsuits
    Asghar Farhadi’s A Hero Plagiarism Lawsuit Awaits Official VerdictA student claims the Iranian director based the film off of a documentary she made in his workshop.
    By Justin Curto
  4. a long talk
    Asghar Farhadi Doesn’t Believe in HeroesThe Iranian director discusses his statement rebuking the Iranian government, the nuances of A Hero, and how he prefers his tahdig.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  5. movie review
    A Hero Is Both Moral Fable and MousetrapThe great Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s latest is a gripping drama, but something feels missing.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  6. movies
    Asghar Farhadi Declares That Iran Can Withdraw A Hero From Oscars ConsiderationThe filmmaker made a rare statement clarifying his anti-government stance on Instagram.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  7. cannes 2021
    Which of These Cannes Movies Is the ‘Next Uncut Gems’?A new film-festival tradition: crowning the heir to Howard Ratner.
    By Nate Jones
  8. cannes 2018
    Cannes 2018 Lineup: Silver Lake, Spike Lee, and New GodardSolo: A Star Wars Story will screen out of competition.
    By Hunter Harris
  9. oscars 2018
    Last Men in Aleppo Team Collecting After-party Invites to Beat Travel BanThe team behind the Oscar-nominated doc want to prove they have a business need to travel to Hollywood for the ceremony and after-parties.
    By Hunter Harris
  10. State Department Tweeted, Then Deleted, Congrats to Asghar Farhadi for OscarThe Iranian director won Best Foreign-Language Film, but skipped the ceremony in protest of Trump’s travel ban.
    By Tolly Wright
  11. oscars 2017
    Iranian Director Asghar Farhadi Renounces Exclusionary Politics After Oscar Win“Dividing the world into the “us” and “our enemies” categories creates fear.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  12. political moments
    Jodie Foster, Michael J. Fox Get Political at UTA RallyIncluding bon mots and rallying cries from Keegan-Michael Key, Wilmer Valderrama, and more.
    By Jennifer Vineyard and Kaitlin Fontana
  13. let’s get political
    Best Foreign Film Directors Band Together Against ‘Fanaticism and Nationalism’“We want this award to stand as a symbol of the unity between nations and the freedom of the arts.”
    By Kaitlin Fontana
  14. movie review
    Movie Review: Farhadi’s The Salesman Is GrippingIt’s another of the director’s analytical but deeply empathetic films about modern Iranian society.
    By David Edelstein
  15. international relations
    Director Asghar Farhadi Won’t Go to Oscars“It now seems that the possibility of this presence is being accompanied by ifs and buts which are in no way acceptable to me even if exceptions were to be made for my trip”
    By Devon Ivie
  16. award season
    The Academy Criticizes Trump’s ‘Extremely Troubling’ Muslim BanIranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi will likely be unable to attend the ceremony next month.
    By Devon Ivie
  17. international relations
    Muslim Ban Bars Iranian Director From OscarsAsghar Farhadi directed The Salesman.
    By Devon Ivie
  18. oscars 2017
    Oscar Winner Asghar Farhadi Is BackHis latest film, The Salesman, mines a bygone American classic Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman.
    By Mary Kaye Schilling
  19. movie review
    Movie Review: Asghar Farhadi’s About EllyThe 2009 film from the director of A Separation.
    By David Edelstein
  20. movie review
    Edelstein on The Past: A Dour Demonstration of Mixed ConnectionsIn the second half, it’s as if the director became too depressed by his own cynicism to keep the drama humming.
    By David Edelstein
  21. trailer mix
    The Past Trailer: Get in My Belly, Best Foreign Language OscarFrom the director of A Separation.
    By Jesse David Fox