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I feel it’s important to talk about the complex issues affecting us. And these are complex issues. I think it’s insulting to an audience to make them sit and watch a film and then give them a message in one sentence.
Asghar Farhadi
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Asghar Farhadi
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: May 7
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Khomeynī Shahr
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