Farhadi illustrates, with a certain sobriety, a discourse on the ethical and moral dilemmas of honesty, in an Iranian society conditioned by the injustices of the penal system and the prejudices of social media. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 7/10 | May 17, 2023

His ability to turn the simplest situations into something extraordinary is astounding, and Amir Jadidi shines in the lead role...

| May 1, 2023

For those new to Farhadi’s films, you’ll find an engrossing tale that is simple yet told in complex ways. For those looking for another breakthrough film of his, you won’t find it here, but you’ll find a gripping movie...

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jan 22, 2023

Rattles the nerves so effectively, building and building to a final act that is almost unbearable to watch, yet impossible to look away from.

| Original Score: A | Sep 22, 2022

A Hero reminds audiences that Asghar Farhadi is one of the finest filmmakers working today, with yet another tantalizing social thriller full of timely themes that makes us contemplate our own morals.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Sep 1, 2022

Amir Jadidi gives an outstanding performance in the lead role and you root for him, even as you get frustrated over everything he does that makes his situation worse. He is in nearly every scene and holds the screen brilliantly.

| Jul 28, 2022

After having explored foreign territories, the well-known film director returns to his traditional settings with an exquisite story, minimalist but complex, exploring honesty, honor and freedom. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: B+ | Jul 21, 2022

A sort of reversal of the Italian film [The Bicycle Thief, 1948] in the times of social media. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jul 12, 2022

Asghar Farhadi’s new film is sophisticated Iranian noir. It confirms the director as a strikingly thoughtful filmmaker.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 28, 2022

No one constructs a house of cards like Asghar Farhadi.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 27, 2022

Tough, tight, tenacious, and terrifically disdainful of opportunism and obstinance alike, and of people and institutions guilty of both, A Hero is an excavation of secrets and lies — but its power can't be hidden.

| Jun 24, 2022

Engaging, provocative art that challenges its audiences.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 18, 2022

A byzantine narrative that might overwhelm, but a very persuasive central performance, details of family and community and an immersive and quite intriguing sense of place, reflect the subtlety and complexity the director is famous for

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 16, 2022

Cinema driven by facts and words, not images, that envelops you physically and morally until you doubt everything. Even yourself. [Full review in Spanish]

| Jun 14, 2022

If there’s one skill Asghar Farhadi excels at it’s the slow injection of dramatic grit into his narrative, building out the complexity of his multi-edged morality tale with realism and without contrivance.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 11, 2022

The film is a sprawling drama about life in modern Iran. It is not always easy to interpret and the action might be considered slow, but the rewards are great.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 9, 2022

Farhadi's latest creation is A Hero and it solidifies his reputation of creating complex stories with equally complex characters.

| Original Score: A- | Jun 8, 2022

Farhadi’s typical themes of responsibility, morality, personal ethics and the law all get a full workout here.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 7, 2022

Farhadi paints a devastating picture of a society in which a good deed is so rare it counts as headline news.

| Jun 3, 2022

Yet another fantastically compelling drama from Farhadi, cinema's pre-eminent empath.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jun 3, 2022