Release Date
January 7, 2022 (Limited)
Digital Date
January 22, 2022 (Amazon)
Director
Asghar Farhadi
Writer
Asghar Farhadi
Cast
Amir Jadidi, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Fereshteh Sadrorafaii, Sahar Goldoust, Maryam Shahdaie, Sarina Farhadi, Saleh Karimai
Studio
Running Time
127 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for language and thematic elements
Rahim is in jail for a debt he hasn't been able to pay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint in exchange for paying back part of the debt. Rahim is then confronted with a crisis he would never have imagined.
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They say most criminals are not very smart, and while the protagonist in the Iranian drama A Hero may not be your typical criminal—he is in jail for owing a debt he cannot pay—he spends two hours doing dumb things to accidentally destroy the lives of those closest to him. A small drama that studies the profound ripple effect of small decisions, A Hero is an absorbing if overly long awards contender that largely delivers, even if you want to punch the guy in the face more often than not.
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