Iran’s ‘A Hero’ to participate at HIFF29

Iranian feature ‘A Hero’ has made its way to Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF29) in the United States.

‘A Hero’ by internationally acclaimed director Asghar Farhadi will be screened at the World Cinema section of HIFF29.

‘A Hero’ is about Rahim, a divorced man who has been imprisoned due to unpaid debt. During a two-day leave, Rahim tries to prove that he is a good person.

The movie is starring Amir Jadidi, Mohsen Tanabandeh, and Fereshteh Sadr-Orafaee.

‘A Hero’ was awarded the Grand Prix at the 74th Cannes Film Festival in France. The prize was also shared by Juho Kuosmanen’s ‘Compartment n°6’.

Farhadi’s films ‘A Separation’ (2011) and ‘The Salesman’ (2016) have won two Oscars for best foreign-language film.

The 29th edition of Hamptons International Film Festival will take place on October 7-13.

SQ/AG