Asghar Farhadi takes aim at Ben Affleck’s Argo

Summary

• Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi has criticised Ben Affleck’s Oscar-winning film Argo, arguing that Hollywood often presents complicated international conflicts through a one-sided American perspective.
• According to Farhadi, some films place an American character at the centre of conflicts in other countries and portray that character as the person who ultimately saves those involved.
• He said people in other countries are capable of dealing with their own problems and questioned why an American character is repeatedly presented as their rescuer.

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Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi has criticised Ben Affleck’s Oscar-winning film Argo, arguing that Hollywood often presents complicated international conflicts through a one-sided American perspective.