"A Hero" Director Asghar Farhadi Cleared of Plagiarism Allegations by Iranian Court
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has been cleared of plagiarism claims over his film A Hero, following a copyright infringement allegation by one of his former students. The Iranian courts appointed "seven experts" who unanimously rejected all the plaintiff’s claims, leading to the complete clearance of the film from the accusations. A Hero, which won the grand prix at the Cannes film festival in 2021, tells the story of a prisoner who becomes famous after finding a purse of gold coins and returning it to its owner, despite suffering extreme poverty. Farhadi has twice won the Academy Award for best foreign language film.