Slant Magazine
The film is a demonstrative examination of the way our raising of heroes onto social media pedestals diminishes the messy, sometimes impenetrable truth of human lives.
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A Hero
Grand Prix winner at Cannes 2021 from renowned filmmaker Asghar Farhadi (A Separation), following a man in prison because of unpaid debt. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw the complaint.
2022Rating: M, Suicide references127 minsFrance, Iran
DramaThrillerWorld CinemaFestival & Independent
A Hero / Reviews
Time Out
A superb morality play that immerses us deeply in a society's values and rituals and keeps us guessing right to its powerful final shot.
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IndieWire
Farhadi might not be a filmmaker you expect to tackle the emotional ramifications of social media, but in his low-key way, he manages to spin Rahim's diffidence into a shrewd portrait of how random faces in the crowd can sow doubt.
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