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Asghar Farhadi

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Asghar Farhadi was born in 1972 in Iran. He became interested in cinema in his teenage years and 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... See full bio »

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2013 The Past
 
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 The Night (first story)
 
2006 Fireworks Wednesday
 
2004 Beautiful City
 
2003 Dancing in the Dust (writer)
 
2002 Low Heights
 
2002 Yadashthaye koodaki (TV series)
– one (2002)
 
2000 Roozegare javani (TV series)
– One (2000)
 
2000 Dastane yek shahr (TV series)
– One (2000)
 
Show ShowDirector (7 titles)
2013 The Past
 
2011 A Separation
 
2009 About Elly
 
2006 Fireworks Wednesday
 
2004 Beautiful City
 
2003 Dancing in the Dust
 
2000 Dastane yek shahr (TV series)
– One (2000)
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
2011 A Separation (producer)
 
2009 About Elly (producer)
 
Show ShowCostume Designer (2 titles)
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2009 About Elly
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
2012 The 84th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Foreign Language Film & Nominee: Best Original Screenplay
 
2012 The 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Foreign Language Film
 
2012 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 Cinema 3 (TV series)
Himself
– 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)
Himself
 
2011 Metropolis (TV series)
Himself
– Berlinale 2011: Part II (2011) … Himself
 
2007 DP/30: Conversations About Movies (TV series)
Himself
 

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The Past -- An Iranian man deserts his French wife and two children to return to his homeland. Meanwhile, his wife starts up a new relationship, a reality her husband confronts upon his wife's request for a 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. 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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I feel it's important to talk about the complex issues affecting us. See more »

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First Iranian filmmaker to receive a nomination for a British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award (Best 'Film Not in the English Language,' A Separation). See more »