A Hero

Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint against the payment of part of the sum. But things don't go as planned. Is he truly a hero?

Cast

Amir Jadidi

as Rahim Soltani

Mohsen Tanabandeh

as Bahram

Sahar Goldoost

as Farkhondeh

Fereshteh Sadr Orafaee

as Mrs. Radmehr

Sarina Farhadi

as Nazanin

Ehsan Goodarzi

as Nad-e-Ali

Maryam Shahdaie

as Malileh

Ali Reza Jahandideh

as Hossein

Farrokh Nourbakht

as Salehi

Mohammad Aghebati

as Salehpour

Reviews

Giovanni

**Explanation and Review at Spotamovie.com - Intro** - “A Hero” (original title is Ghahreman) is an Iranian’s movie released in 2021. It was in nomination at the 2022 Golden Globes for “Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language.” In addition, the director Asghar Farhadi won the “Grand Prix” Award a...

badelf

Riveted to the screen for all two hours. This movie explains why England did away with debtors' prison years ago....

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