Overview

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?

Fun facts

Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (2022)
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Setting
Set in Iran
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Details

Director: Asghar Farhadi
Writer: Asghar FarhadiWriter
Original title: قهرمان
Status: Released
Release date: December 15, 2021
Original language: Persian
Countries: Iran, France

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Production

Asghar Farhadi Productions

Cast

Amir JadidiRahim Soltani
Mohsen TanabandehBahram
Sahar GoldoostFarkhondeh
Fereshteh Sadr OrafaeeMrs. Radmehr
Sarina FarhadiNazanin
Ehsan GoodarziNad-e-Ali
Maryam ShahdaieMalileh
Ali Reza JahandidehHossein
Farrokh NourbakhtSalehi
Mohammad AghebatiSalehpour
Saleh KarimaiSiavash Soltani
Ali RanjbariThe Taxi Driver
Fatemeh TavakoliThe Owner of the Coins
Amir AmiriThe Prisoner