Asghar Farhadi

Asghar Farhadi

Asghar Farhadi (اصغر فرهادی) 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. Asghar Farhadi 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. During these formative years, Farhadi made six shorts and two TV series for Iran's National Broadcasting Corporation (IRIB) of which "A Tale of a City" is most noteworthy. In 2001, Asghar Farhadi debute d in professional cinema by co-writing the script for Low Heights (2002) (Ertefae Past), a post-911 political farce chronicle of Southwest Iran, with famed war film director, Ebrahim Hatamikia. The film was met with both critical and public success. The following year, Asghar Farhadi made his directorial debut, Dancing in the Dust (2003) (Raghs dar Ghobar), about a man forced to divorce his wife and go hunting snakes in the desert in order to repay his debts to his in-laws. The film earned recognition at Fajr and Moscow International Film Festivals and a year later, Beautiful City (2004) (Shahr-e-Ziba), a grave work about a young man condemned to death at the age of sixteen, received awards from Fajr and Warsaw International Film Festivals. His third film, Fireworks Wednesday (2006) (Chaharshambe Soori), won the Gold Hugo at the 2006 Chicago International Film Festival. His fourth film, About Elly (2009) (Darbareye Elly) was called "a masterpiece" by film critic David Bordwell and won the Silver Bear for Best Director at 59th Berlin International Film Festival as well as Best Picture at Tribeca Film Festival. It was also Iran's official submission for the Foreign Language Film competition of Academy Awards in 2009. His most famous films, A Separation (2011) (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin) and The Salesman (2016), received both an oscar, many other major international awards and good critics all around the world.

  • Title: Asghar Farhadi
  • Popularity: 2.935
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1972-05-07
  • Place of Birth: Isfahan, Iran
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  • Also Known As: اصغر فرهادی, 아스가르 파르하디, 아쉬가르 파라디, Asqar Farhadi, Asghar Farhadi
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Asghar Farhadi Movies

  • 2021
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    Talking Heads 2021

    Talking Heads 2021

    1 2021 HD

    The film was inspired by one of the most important documentaries shot by Krzysztof Kieślowski, Talking Heads (1980). The director asked his...

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  • 2023
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    Room 999

    Room 999

    6 2023 HD

    In 1982, Wim Wenders asked 16 of his fellow directors to speak on the future of cinema, resulting in the film Room 666. Now, 40 years later, in...

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  • 2015
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    About Cinema

    About Cinema

    8.3 2015 HD

    An abandoned tumbledown theater in the outback of Paraíba state is the initial setting of a film about cinema, which explores the testimonials...

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  • 2011
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    From Iran, a Separation

    From Iran, a Separation

    8.6 2011 HD

    In March 2012, Iranian movie "A Separation" by Asghar Farhadi, won the Oscar Award for the Best Foreign Language Film. For the Iranian people this...

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  • 2016
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    The New Wave

    The New Wave

    1 2016 HD

    A Documentary about New Wave movement in Iranian cinema.

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  • 2018
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    About The Salesman

    About The Salesman

    4.2 2018 HD

    The Salesman is Asghar Farhadi's seventh film that won two trophies for the Best Actor and Best Screenplay at Cannes Film Festival in 2016 and the...

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  • 2018
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    Scenes from A Separation

    Scenes from A Separation

    0.5 2018 HD

    Scenes from A Separation

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  • 1970
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    Cyclothymia of a Land

    Cyclothymia of a Land

    1 1970 HD

    An original account of the 2015 Paris’ terror attack, Cyclothymia of a Land echoes the deep reasons of physical and psychological displacement....

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  • 2012
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    Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy

    Kusturica - Balkan's Bad Boy

    8 2012 HD

    A film director, an actor, a musician, an organizer of festivals, a husband, a father, a grand-father, a friend, a professor... This film is an...

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  • 2009
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    About Elly

    About Elly

    7.454 2009 HD

    The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow...

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  • 2011
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    A Separation

    A Separation

    7.904 2011 HD

    A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look...

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  • 2011
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    A Separation

    A Separation

    7.904 2011 HD

    A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look...

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  • 2011
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    A Separation

    A Separation

    7.904 2011 HD

    A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look...

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  • 2006
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    Fireworks Wednesday

    Fireworks Wednesday

    7.5 2006 HD

    Rouhi, a young bride-to-be, is hired as a maid for an affluent family in Tehran. Upon arriving, she is suddenly thrust into an explosive domestic...

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  • 2004
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    Beautiful City

    Beautiful City

    7.6 2004 HD

    Akbar, 18, has been held in a rehabilitation centre for committing murder at the age of sixteen. Now, Akbar is transferred to prison to await the day...

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  • 2004
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    Dancing in the Dust

    Dancing in the Dust

    6.8 2004 HD

    When forced to divorce his wife by family and social pressure because her mother is a prostitute, Nazar (Khodaparast) works double shifts to pay back...

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  • 2013
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    The Past

    The Past

    7.261 2013 HD

    After four years apart, Ahmad returns to his wife Marie in Paris in order to progress their divorce. During his brief stay, he cannot help noticing...

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  • 2008
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    Tambourine

    Tambourine

    6 2008 HD

    Mohammad is sent to an apartment situated in uptown Tehran to install their satellite dishes, while having satellite TV is illegal in Iran. He...

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  • 2009
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    About Elly

    About Elly

    7.454 2009 HD

    The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow...

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  • 2009
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    About Elly

    About Elly

    7.454 2009 HD

    The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow...

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  • 2009
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    About Elly

    About Elly

    7.454 2009 HD

    The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow...

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  • 2009
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    About Elly

    About Elly

    7.454 2009 HD

    The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow...

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  • 2009
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    About Elly

    About Elly

    7.454 2009 HD

    The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow...

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  • 2016
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    The Salesman

    The Salesman

    7.252 2016 HD

    Forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad and Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. An...

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  • 2016
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    The Salesman

    The Salesman

    7.252 2016 HD

    Forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad and Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. An...

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  • 2006
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    Fireworks Wednesday

    Fireworks Wednesday

    7.5 2006 HD

    Rouhi, a young bride-to-be, is hired as a maid for an affluent family in Tehran. Upon arriving, she is suddenly thrust into an explosive domestic...

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  • 2009
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    Trial on the Street

    Trial on the Street

    6.6 2009 HD

    Just a few hours to his wedding, Amir, a lad from the south of Tehran, receives a call from his closest friend Habib who insist on meeting him to...

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  • 2018
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    Everybody Knows

    Everybody Knows

    6.5 2018 HD

    Laura, a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, returns to her hometown outside Madrid with her Argentinian husband and children. However, the trip is...

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  • 2018
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    Everybody Knows

    Everybody Knows

    6.5 2018 HD

    Laura, a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, returns to her hometown outside Madrid with her Argentinian husband and children. However, the trip is...

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  • 2002
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    Low Heights

    Low Heights

    7.045 2002 HD

    A person wants to hijack an airplane to go out of Iran and cure his sick son.

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  • 2004
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    Dancing in the Dust

    Dancing in the Dust

    6.8 2004 HD

    When forced to divorce his wife by family and social pressure because her mother is a prostitute, Nazar (Khodaparast) works double shifts to pay back...

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  • 2004
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    Dancing in the Dust

    Dancing in the Dust

    6.8 2004 HD

    When forced to divorce his wife by family and social pressure because her mother is a prostitute, Nazar (Khodaparast) works double shifts to pay back...

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  • 2004
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    Beautiful City

    Beautiful City

    7.6 2004 HD

    Akbar, 18, has been held in a rehabilitation centre for committing murder at the age of sixteen. Now, Akbar is transferred to prison to await the day...

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  • 2016
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    The Salesman

    The Salesman

    7.252 2016 HD

    Forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad and Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. An...

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  • 1970
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    Untitled Asghar Farhadi Project

    Untitled Asghar Farhadi Project

    1 1970 HD

    Plot unknown. Set to take place and be shot in Los Angeles, making it Farhadi’s first American film.

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  • 1970
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    Untitled Asghar Farhadi Project

    Untitled Asghar Farhadi Project

    1 1970 HD

    Plot unknown. Set to take place and be shot in Los Angeles, making it Farhadi’s first American film.

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  • 2013
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    The Past

    The Past

    7.261 2013 HD

    After four years apart, Ahmad returns to his wife Marie in Paris in order to progress their divorce. During his brief stay, he cannot help noticing...

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  • 2008
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    Canaan

    Canaan

    6.1 2008 HD

    Mina has decided to leave her older husband Morteza after ten years of marriage. Next Monday will be her divorce date, which means her first step...

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  • 2021
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    A Hero

    A Hero

    7.355 2021 HD

    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...

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  • 2021
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    A Hero

    A Hero

    7.355 2021 HD

    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...

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  • 2021
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    A Hero

    A Hero

    7.355 2021 HD

    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...

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  • 2007
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    The Night

    The Night

    2 2007 HD

    A sergeant who is on a mission to take a criminal to the prison is forced to spend a night with him in Mashhad.

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  • 2012
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    Square

    Square

    1 2012 HD

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