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Tag / Asghar Farhadi

March 25, 2022 by Eternality Tan

About Elly (2009)

  • Farhadi, Asghar
  • 2009, Asghar Farhadi, Iran
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A Best Director winner at the Berlinale, Farhadi weaves a complex web of human relationships that become incredibly strained when a young woman mysteriously disappears in this riotous if unsettling drama.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

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March 20, 2022March 20, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Fireworks Wednesday (2006)

  • Farhadi, Asghar
  • 2006, Asghar Farhadi, Iran
  • 1 Comment

Women seem to know the answer to men’s problems in this superlative suspenseful drama from Farhadi, as suspected infidelity threatens to ruin the lives of a married couple.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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March 13, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Beautiful City (2004)

  • Farhadi, Asghar
  • 2004, Asghar Farhadi, Iran
  • 1 Comment

Farhadi’s second feature is, in hindsight, a companion piece to A Hero—while it lacks the nuance of his later works, one can already witness his penchant for telling intricately-plotted dramas about morality.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.

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January 28, 2022April 16, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Hero, A (2021)

  • Farhadi, Asghar
  • 2021, Asghar Farhadi, Iran
  • 3 Comments

The finest film Farhadi has put out in years—here he skilfully draws out a complex, delicate drama with weighty themes of morality, truth and honour from a simple premise: a debt-ridden prisoner and a bag of gold coins. 

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

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May 19, 2019January 21, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Everybody Knows (2018)

  • Farhadi, Asghar
  • 2018, Asghar Farhadi, Spain
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Good but not great, Farhadi’s Spanish-language effort is rather too elaborate in plotting, but still serves up a largely engaging mystery with delectable performances.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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May 18, 2019January 10, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Salesman, The (2016)

  • Farhadi, Asghar
  • 2016, Asghar Farhadi, Iran
  • 1 Comment

A lesser effort by Farhadi in the bigger scheme of things, but it is no less an intricate drama on the vulnerabilities of human relationships.

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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May 18, 2019January 10, 2022 by Eternality Tan

Separation, A (2011)

  • Farhadi, Asghar
  • 2011, Asghar Farhadi, Iran
  • 5 Comments

It does feel over-hyped, but it is still a remarkable and insightful look at the human issues facing Iranians today.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.
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