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A Hero

Original title: Ghahreman
  • 2021
  • PG-13
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
31K
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Amir Jadidi in A Hero (2021)
Rahim (Amir Jadidi) is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor (Mohsen Tanabandeh) to withdraw his complaint against the payment of part of the sum. But things don't go as planned.
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Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against the payment of part of the sum. But t... Read allRahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against the payment of part of the sum. But things don't go as planned.Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against the payment of part of the sum. But things don't go as planned.

  • Director
    • Asghar Farhadi
  • Writer
    • Asghar Farhadi
  • Stars
    • Amir Jadidi
    • Mohsen Tanabandeh
    • Sahar Goldoost
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    31K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Asghar Farhadi
    • Writer
      • Asghar Farhadi
    • Stars
      • Amir Jadidi
      • Mohsen Tanabandeh
      • Sahar Goldoost
    • 164User reviews
    • 180Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 18 wins & 42 nominations total

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    A Hero: Writing And Directing A Hero (Featurette)
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    Amir Jadidi
    Amir Jadidi
    • Rahim Soltani
    Mohsen Tanabandeh
    Mohsen Tanabandeh
    • Bahram
    Sahar Goldoost
    • Farkhondeh
    Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy
    Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy
    • Mrs. Radmehr
    • (as Fereshteh Sadrorafaei)
    Ehsan Goodarzi
    • Nadeali
    Sarina Farhadi
    Sarina Farhadi
    • Nazanin
    Maryam Shahdaei
    • Malileh
    Alireza Jahandideh
    • Hossein
    Farrokh Nourbakht
    • Salehi
    Mohammad Aghebati
    • Salehpoor
    Saleh Karimaei
    • Siavash Soltani
    Ali Ranjbari
    • The Taxi Driver
    • (as Ali Hasannejad Ranjbar)
    Fatemeh Tavakoli
    • The Owner of the Coins
    Amir Amiri
    • The Prisoner
    Naghameh Ghavanlou
    • Mrs. Fathi - the Wife of the Person Under Execution
    Parisa Khajehdehi
    • Mrs. Marvasti
    Mohammad Jamalledini
    • Morteza
    Habib Bakhtiari
    • Taghiyan
    • Director
      • Asghar Farhadi
    • Writer
      • Asghar Farhadi
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Was inspired by the true story of Mohammad Reza Shokri, a man who returned a bag of cash he found while on a leave from a debtors' prison in Shiraz.
    • Quotes

      Salehi: What's up?

      Rahim Soltani: I don't want this to be shared.

      Salehi: Believe me, when he was speaking, I nearly cried. Whoever sees it will be overwhelmed.

      Rahim Soltani: I don't want my son to be seen like that.

      Salehi: It's to your advantage and his. People will be on your side. Even that woman may see it and call you.

      Rahim Soltani: No, delete it.

      Salehi: Think a bit... The kid said nothing bad.

      Rahim Soltani: I don't want...

      Salehi: You think it's only about what you want? The reputation of all of us is at stake.

      Rahim Soltani: You want it back through my son's stutter?

    • Connections
      Referenced in Radio Dolin: Serebrennikov in Cannes, Russian "Inglourious Basterds", Pierce Brosnan... (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Be Raghsa
      Performed by Mohsen Chavoshi

    User reviews164

    Featured review
    9/10

    Fascinating and Morally Complex

    Another fascinating and morally complex character study from Asghar Farhadi.

    As with his previous movies "A Separation" and "The Salesman," Farhadi presents us with an ambiguous situation and then sits back and observes what happens as a varied cast of characters try to navigate it. There are no good guys or bad guys, and there's no clear right or wrong. Some people do good things for the wrong reasons. Some people do bad, or at least hurtful, things for a good reason. Many characters fall into both categories. I love Farhadi's films because they don't editorialize and they acknowledge that the world we live in is messy and complicated and that nothing, not ideas or people or beliefs, can fall into the tidy buckets that our social media world wants them to.

    Grade: A.
    • evanston_dad
    • Jan 27, 2022
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    • Release date
      • January 21, 2022 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Iran
      • France
    • Official sites
      • A Hero: Asghar Farhadi
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Persian
    • Also known as
      • Ghahreman
    • Filming locations
      • Shiraz, Iran
    • Production companies
      • Arte France Cinéma
      • Asghar Farhadi Productions
      • Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,916,932
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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