2021 · drama
A Hero
Directed by Asghar Farhadi2h 7m2021
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?
Our read: A Hero (2021) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, measured, measured drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
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