Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAsghar Farhadi, a two-time international Oscar winner for “A Separation” and “The Salesman,” is in the running for a third time with “A Hero,” which marks the Iranian auteur’s return to shooting in his country.It’s a drama about a man named Rahim (Amir Jadidi) who, while on furlough after being imprisoned for debt, returns a lost handbag full of gold coins.
This apparently heroic act spirals out of control due to social media, which plays an important part in the pic as it exposes the pitfalls of media manipulation in Iran but also, by extension, the world.
The fact that the movie made it up to this stage creates curiosity for audiences to watch the film. It expands the film’s audience around the world.The hardest part is traveling a lot, traveling to different countries.
Some of the trips are very short. You have to hop around from one country to another. But, all in all, getting feedback from audiences that are watching the film all over the world is great.
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