Oscar–Winner Asghar Farhadi Indicted on Charges of Plagiarizing His Latest Film: Report

Oscar–winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s plagiarism battle has taken a new twist. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Farhadi has been indicted in Iran on charges that he took the idea for his film A Hero from his former film student Azadeh Masihzadeh. The movie was shortlisted for this year’s best-international-feature Oscar. A Hero won the Cannes Film Festival’s Grand Prix award before hitting theaters and Amazon Prime. It tells the story of Rahim (Amir Jadidi), a floundering man who, despite his own debts, returns a bag of found gold coins to authorities in order to stoke his own public image…. Read Full Article