Asghar Farhadi attending Opening Ceremony Gala Dinner Arrivals at The 75th Annual Cannes Film Festival
“My film was not based on the documentary,” the Iranian Oscar-winning directed said on Tuesday afternoon at the Cannes Film Festival. “I think the matter will no doubt be cleared up. And I’m sorry it has created so much ill feeling.” An court is hearing a case involving a former student, Azadeh Masihzadeh, who has accused Farhadi of copying the idea for his movie from a documentary that she showed him in a 2014 workshop.
May 19, 2022 | 6:36 pm
