Asghar Farhadi

Asghar Farhadi, an Iranian director, called for Taraneh Alidoosti’s release on Tuesday after the actor was detained for aiding the three-month protest movement. Taraneh has appeared in four of Asghar’s films. According to state media, 38-year-old...

Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi has called on the Iranian government to allow his countryman and fellow director Jafar Panahi to attend the Cannes Film Festival. Panahi has been barred from leaving Iran since being found guilty...

It was where Javier Bardem memorably declared his love for Penelope Cruz in 2010 now the golden couple of Spanish cinema will open this year’s Cannes film festival together on Tuesday. The Oscar-winning actors both star...

News Hour: Iranian director Asghar Farhadi has chosen an Iranian-American female engineer and a former NASA scientist to represent his film “The Salesman” at Sunday’s Oscar ceremony, which he is boycotting in protest over U.S. President...