Monday, 11 October 2021 (YJC)_Iranian prominent director’s movie will participate in São Paulo International Film Festival.
The 45th edition of the São Paulo International Film Festival (Mostra) will be held on 21 October - 3 November 2021 in Brazil and the movie, 'A Hero', which is directed by Iranian well-known director, Asghar Farhadi, is selected to be screened in the festival.
The plot of the movie is about a man called Rahim who is imprisoned because of being incapable of repaying a debt.
Amazon Studios has acquired US rights to the Iranian film. Amir Jadidi, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Raana Azadivar, Fereshteh Sadr Orafai and Sarina Farhadi are among the cast of the movie.
'A Hero' went on the screen at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival in France which was its first international presence.
At that time, the Grand Prix of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival was jointly received by Asghar Farhadi’s 'A Hero' and Juho Kuosmanen’s 'Compartment n°6'.
Previously, Asghar Farhadi won two Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film for his films A Separation (2011) and The Salesman (2016).
Farhadi also received the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay for his film The Salesman.