The two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi has been allegedly accused of plagiarising his 2021 Iranian film A Hero. As per reports, Farhadi's ex-student has accused him with charges, that he has stolen the concept from her documentary titled All Winners, All Losers. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "One of Farhadi’s former students, Azadeh Masihzadeh, is now suing Farhadi on the premise that he stole the concept from a documentary titled 'All Winners, All Losers' that she made in his film class. Also suing the Academy Award–winning director of 'The Salesman' and 'A Separation' is the man that both Masihzadeh and Farhadi claim is the basis for Rahim’s character."
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