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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท What to watch this weekend

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท What to watch this weekend

A new movie from one of the best filmmakers working today

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Jan 21, 2022
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Dear friends,

One of my favorite filmmakers, Asghar Farhadi, the director of the Oscar-winning A Separation, is behind todayโ€™s top pick. Settling into it is such a different experience from most of the things I watch these days - slower sequences and toned-down scenes bring so much realism and relatability to the story. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did.

I also wish you a great weekend.


OUR TOP MOVIE OF THE WEEK

A Hero

On Amazon Prime ๐Ÿ… rating: 93%

Asghar Farhadiโ€™s latest movie is about Rahim, a man who is in jail because he was unable to repay a debt. He gets a temporary release from prison, and with a big smile on his face, he leaves his confinement with a plan not to come back.

His secret girlfriend hands him a pack of gold coins, which they plan to sell to repay the creditor. But, as is custom with Farhadiโ€™s movies, the center of the story is a moral dilemma that comes from one of the characters trying to be a good person. The gold coins are not Rahimโ€™s or his girlfriendโ€™s, but theyโ€™re life-changing for both of them.

A Hero has already been selected by Iran as their official submission to the Oscars.

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