Iran’s ‘A Hero’ to be screened at Miami filmfest

Iranian movie ‘A Hero’ has been selected to be screened at the 2021 edition of the Miami Film Festival GEMS in the US.

Directed by Iranian well-known director Asghar Farhadi, ‘A Hero’ tells the story of Rahim, a working-class man separated from his first wife, with whom he has a stuttering young son, who has spent three years incarcerated for defaulting on a debt, but is given leave for two days, during which he tries to turn around his fortunes, but quickly finds himself caught in a web of white lies.

The film stars actors such as Mohsen Tanabandeh and Amir Jadidi.

The Grand Prix of the 74th Cannes Film Festival in France went to ‘A Hero’ in July.

The Miami Film Festival GEMS hosts the best of the world’s cinema made by emerging and established filmmakers.

The 2021 edition of the event will be held on November 4-7.

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