A Hero (2021) Review

1. A Hero movie review & film summary (2022) | Roger Ebert

  • Jan 7, 2022 · A no-good-deed-goes-unpunished saga whose novelty derives from the viewer's uncertainty as to how good the done deed was in the first place.

  • A chilling demonstration of how money changes everything. 

A Hero movie review & film summary (2022) | Roger Ebert

2. A Hero review – Asghar Farhadi's realist tale is just too messy and ...

  • Jul 13, 2021 · A Hero is a film that works because of a clever and subtle performance from Amir Jadidi as Rahim, a divorced father who has just been released from jail.

  • Plot holes trip up the Iranian director’s drama of a slippery man’s desperate efforts to trick his way out of debtors’ prison

A Hero review – Asghar Farhadi's realist tale is just too messy and ...

3. A Hero | Rotten Tomatoes

  • Beautiful and poetic film with cultural and social insights into the life of people in their personal struggles. The world is compressed and detailed, intense ...

  • Rahim (Amir Jadidi) is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor (Mohsen Tanabandeh) to withdraw his complaint against the payment of part of the sum. But things don't go as planned...

A Hero | Rotten Tomatoes

4. Review, Summary, Analysis: A Hero (2021) - Ashley Hajimirsadeghi

  • Jan 25, 2024 · The acting is also stellar all-around—there's almost all completely new faces for a Farhadi film, which is rare considering he tends to recycle ...

  • Review of A Hero / قهرمان , directed by Asghar Farhadi

Review, Summary, Analysis: A Hero (2021) - Ashley Hajimirsadeghi

5. A Hero review – powerful moral drama from a master of Iranian cinema

A Hero review – powerful moral drama from a master of Iranian cinema

6. REVIEW | A Hero (2021) - REEL GOOD

  • Jun 10, 2022 · The actual details of A Hero are perhaps not best described as “everyday life.” Ramin (Amir Jadidi) is a father who is in debtor's prison, owing ...

  • The director of A Separation gives us another separation, and lots of other social drama, in a film that won the Grand Prix at last year's Cannes.

REVIEW | A Hero (2021) - REEL GOOD

7. 'A Hero' review: A good deed goes awry in Asghar Farhadi's gripping ...

  • Jan 14, 2022 · Farhadi reveals the injustices of the country's prison system, and he's attentive as always to gender inequality. More than once in this movie, ...

  • A media circus ensues when a man on leave from debtors' prison finds a handbag and returns it to its rightful owner. Motives are always more complicated than they appear in Asghar Farhadi's film.

'A Hero' review: A good deed goes awry in Asghar Farhadi's gripping ...

8. A Hero (2021) directed by Asghar Farhadi • Reviews, film + cast

  • Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against the ...

  • Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against the payment of part of the sum. But things don't go as planned. Is he truly a hero?

A Hero (2021) directed by Asghar Farhadi • Reviews, film + cast

9. REVIEW: “A Hero” (2021) | - Keith & the Movies

  • Feb 16, 2022 · “A Hero” is yet another mesmerizing Farhadi tale that highlights his strengths both as a screenwriter and a director.

  • (CLICK HERE to read my full review in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette) For my own personal money, there are only a handful of must-see filmmakers in the business today. I’m talking about consummate s…

REVIEW: “A Hero” (2021) | - Keith & the Movies

10. 'A Hero' ('Ghahreman'): Film Review | Cannes 2021

  • Jul 13, 2021 · 'A Hero' ('Ghahreman'): Film Review | Cannes 2021. Oscar-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi returns to his native Iran with this story about truth ...

  • Oscar-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi returns to his native Iran with this story about truth-telling, honor and the price of freedom.

'A Hero' ('Ghahreman'): Film Review | Cannes 2021

11. “A Hero” Makes a Mockery of the Heroic - The New Yorker

  • Jan 7, 2022 · Anthony Lane reviews Asghar Farhadi's “A Hero,” a drama about family, community, and debts, and George Clooney's “The Tender Bar,” an ...

  • Asghar Farhadi’s tale of family, community, and debts cranks up the moral suspense until we can hardly breathe.

“A Hero” Makes a Mockery of the Heroic - The New Yorker

12. A Hero Review: Asghar Farhadi's Best Film Since A Separation - IndieWire

  • Jul 13, 2021 · Grade: B+. “A Hero” premiered in Competition at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. Read More:.

  • Cannes: A man in prison for an unpaid debt finds a random bag of money in Asghar Farhadi's ethical melodrama about good deeds gone bad.

A Hero Review: Asghar Farhadi's Best Film Since A Separation - IndieWire

13. 'A Hero': Cannes Review - Screen Daily

  • Jul 13, 2021 · Iranian director Asghar Farhadi's new drama embeds these and other moral questions in a truly compelling drama anchored by the remarkable ...

  • Asghar Farhadi returns to Competition with the story of an unlinkely man caught in a social media storm

'A Hero': Cannes Review - Screen Daily

14. A Hero Reviews - Metacritic

  • An outstanding film. Amazing character development that is very rare in cinema, a very complex but realistic plot. It is the best Farhadi film since a ...

  • 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.

A Hero Reviews - Metacritic

15. Review: A Hero - FilmCarnage.com

  • Dec 14, 2021 · Review: A Hero · Amir Jadidi. It's decidedly intense and heart-breaking, he wears his heart on his sleeve throughout in an almost punishing ...

  • Written and directed by Asghar Farhadi, Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against the …

Review: A Hero - FilmCarnage.com

16. A Hero (2021) - Movie Review - Alternate Ending

  • Jan 8, 2022 · Rahim (Amir Jadidi) is currently cooling his heels in debtor's prison in the city of Shiraz, having been unable to pay back Bahram (Mohsen ...

  • A complex moral fable that turns smoothly into a gripping thriller, courtesy of the great Asghar Farhadi. Read our review of A Hero!

A Hero (2021) - Movie Review - Alternate Ending

17. 'A Hero' Review: Asghar Farhadi Chews More Than He Bites Off

  • Jul 13, 2021 · At moments, the Iranian director's new movie evokes the rapt domestic suspense of "A Separation" and "The Salesman," but it's more diffuse ...

  • The Iranian director's new movie evokes the domestic suspense of "A Separation" and "The Salesman," but it's more diffuse and less potent.

'A Hero' Review: Asghar Farhadi Chews More Than He Bites Off

18. A Hero critic reviews - Metacritic

  • Even as the story's inevitable reckoning descends, Farhadi allows his modest morality tale to take on a note of battered, ambiguous hope: a cautionary fable ...

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A Hero critic reviews - Metacritic

19. FILM REVIEW: Asghar Farhadi's 'A Hero,' the 2021 Cannes Film ...

  • Jan 17, 2022 · “A Hero” focuses on Rahim (Amir Jadidi), whose failure to repay a creditor, Bahram (the brother of his angry ex-wife), has earned him an ongoing jail term.

  • Farhadi’s narrative is far from neat. For, as the plot unfolds down intricate paths, it’s messy like life is. FILM REVIEW: Asghar Farhadi’s 'A Hero,' the 2021 Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix winner

FILM REVIEW: Asghar Farhadi's 'A Hero,' the 2021 Cannes Film ...
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