Asghar Farhadi
VOD film review: A Hero (2021)
January 23, 2022 | David FarnorAsghar Farhadi’s shrewd sympathy-twister is stacked with slow-burn suspense.Read More
VOD film review: Everybody Knows
July 3, 2019 | Martyn ConterioJavier Bardem is superb in this intriguing but not always successful take on the psycho-thriller.Read More
VOD film review: The Salesman
March 17, 2017 | Simon KinnearA moral fable disguised as a thriller, Farhadi’s The Salesman is brilliant, bold cinema.Read More
Cannes: Amazon acquires Asghar Farhadi’s The Salesman
May 19, 2016 | David FarnorAmazon has acquired another title at Cannes: Asghar Farhadi’s The Salesman (Forushande).
The film is the latest from the award-winning director, who took home an Oscar for Best Foreign Language film with A Separation. It follows Emad and Rana, who … Read More
VOD film review: The Past
March 28, 2014 | Simon KinnearIranian auteur Asghar Farhadi heads to France for this smart drama about the futility of making up for past actions.Read More