Asghar Farhadi Condemns Politicians and Media for Focus on ‘Difference’ and ‘Hate’: ‘Why Do You Think a Mother in Afghanistan Is Different Than Your Mom?’

The director is at the Sarajevo Film Festival, where he praised Mike Leigh and condemned filmmakers who are only focused on chasing success

By Rafa Sales Ross

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Iranian director Asghar Farhadi is a man of many accolades, including two Oscars and a Golden Bear, but the filmmaker has also managed one thing very few others have: achieving great box-office success both domestically and internationally. “A Separation,” Iran’s first-ever Oscar-winning film, earned $25 million worldwide, while “The Salesman” earned $4.3 million in Iran, putting the director among the most commercially successful in his home country. 

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