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Asghar Farhadi

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Asghar Farhari was born in 1972 in Iran. He started his filmmaking education by joining the Youth Cinema Society of Esfahan in 1986 where he made 8mm and 16mm short films. He received his Bachelors in Theater from University of Tehran's School of Dramatic Arts in 1998 and his Masters in Stage Direction from Tarbiat Modarres University a few years later... See full bio »

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2011 A Separation
 
2009 Trial on the Street (with contribution of)
 
2009 About Elly (screenplay / story)
 
2008 Tambourine (writer)
 
2008 Canaan (co-written by)
 
2008 Shab (first story)
 
2006 Fireworks Wednesday
 
2004 Beautiful City
 
2003 Dancing in the Dust (writer)
 
2002 Low Heights
 
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2011 A Separation (producer)
 
2009 About Elly (producer)
 
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2009 About Elly
 
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2011 Cinema 3 (TV series)
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– Episode dated 6 October 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 February 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 19 February 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Cinéma Iranien, la dernière vague (TV documentary)
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2011 Metropolis (TV series)
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– Berlinale 2011: Part II (2011) … Himself
 

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A Separation -- Clip: Not Good Reasons A Separation -- A couple has to make a decision to leave Iran to better the life of their child or to stay and take care of a parent suffering from Alzheimers; however, the couple's marriage may end in divorce. A Separation -- A couple has to make a decision to leave Iran to better the life of their child or to stay and take care of a parent suffering from Alzheimers; however, the couple's marriage may end in divorce.
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[on how Iran could consider submitting "A Separation" (2011), which deals with marital breakup in a Muslim family, for Oscar consideration] It's not a discussion that's linear - the government is this way, the people are that way. Within the government there's diversity of thought and taste. Some among them are much more open-minded... See more »

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Father of Sarina Farhadi who played Termeh, the eleven-year-old Daughter of Nader and Simin, in A Separation. See more »