A Hero (2021)

A Hero (2021)

Another complex Iranian drama from the director of A Separation

8.6

Movie

France, Iran
Persian, Portuguese, Spanish
Drama, Thriller
2021
ASGHAR FARHADI
Ali Reza Jahandideh, Amir Jadidi, Ehsan Goodarzi
127 min

What it's about

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. Is he truly a hero?

The take

Celebrated Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s latest movie is about Rahim, a man who is in jail because he was unable to repay a debt. He gets a temporary release from prison, and with a big smile on his face, he leaves his confinement with a plan not to come back.

His secret girlfriend hands him a pack of gold coins, which they plan to sell to repay the creditor. But, as is custom with Farhadi’s movies, the center of the story is a moral dilemma that comes from one of the characters trying to be a good person. The gold coins are not Rahim’s or his girlfriend’s, but it's life-changing for both of them. 

Selected as Iran's official submission to the Oscars. 

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