A Hero: Azadeh Masihzadeh’s Documentary ‘All Winners, All Losers’ Goes Viral After Director Asghar Farhadi Is Convicted of Plagiarising It (Watch Video)
As per reports, Asghar Farhadi may need to share the proceeds from A Hero with the complainant, and could also be facing prison-time. A Hero was Iran's official entry for Oscars 2022, though it didn't make it to the top five.
In a shocking turn of events, celebrated Oscar-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi has been convicted of charges of plagiarism, after his 2021 film A Hero was accused of lifting the premise of the documentary All Winners, All Losers. The latter film was made by Farhadi's former student Azadeh Masihzadeh who had filed the complaint which an Iranian court found out to be true. A Hero: Asghar Farhadi Found Guilty of Plagiarism; Oscar-Winning Iranian Filmmaker Could Face Prison-Time.
Soon after the conviction news came out, Masihzadeh's documentary that is uploaded on YouTube went viral. You can watch it here:
Here's the plot description of the documentary sourced from the YouTube page, "Shokri is in prison because of a debt, he wasn't able to repay. One day during his day pass out of the prison he found a black purse full of money and he tried to find the owner, in order to return the money back."
Also, here's the trailer of A Hero:
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