Asghar Farhadi
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Farhadi at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival
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| Born |
7 January 1972 Homayoon Shahr, Isfahan Province, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Alma mater |
Tarbiat Modares University University of Tehran |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, film producer |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Notable work |
About Elly A Separation The Salesman |
| Spouse(s) | Parisa Bakhtavar (m. 1990) |
| Children |
Sarina Saaghar |
Asghar Farhadi (Persian: اصغر فرهادی, Persian pronunciation: [æsɢæɾ fæɾhɑdiː]; born 7 May 1972) is an internationally, critically acclaimed Iranian film director and screenwriter. Among many other awards, he has received a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for his movie A Separation. He was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the world by Time magazine in 2012.
Farhadi was born in Homayoon Shahr (literally: "auspicious city"). After the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the city was renamed Khomeyni Shahr (literally: Khomeini's city). It is located in Isfahan province near the city of Isfahan. He is a graduate of theatre, with a BA in Dramatic Arts and MA in Stage Direction from University of Tehran and Tarbiat Modares University, respectively. Farhadi made short 8mm and 16mm films in the Isfahan branch of the Iranian Young Cinema Society, before moving on to writing plays and screenplays for IRIB. He also directed such TV series as A Tale of a City and co-wrote the screenplay for Ebrahim Hatamikia’s Low Heights. Dancing in the Dust was his feature film debut, which he followed with A Beautiful City.
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