‘A Hero’ Plagiarism Verdict Not Final, Asghar Farhadi Advises His Lawyer

The filmmaker’s lawyer said the guilty verdict in the plagiarism case against Oscar-winning director Asgar Farhad was not the court’s final verdict. The case concerns Farhad ᲒmirIt won top prize at Cannes last year and led to Iran being nominated in the International Feature Film category at the Oscars.

Azadeh Masihzadeh, a former student of Farhad, accused the filmmaker of stealing the idea from him. Გmir from his documentary All winners All losers. The document was produced in a supervised workshop Separation AND seller Writer.

Farhad’s lawyer, Kaveh Rad, wrote on Instagram today that the investigator in the case dismissed Masihzadeh’s complaint about the film’s revenue-sharing. However, it is unclear whether reports have surfaced that Farhad was found guilty of plagiarism and that the verdict is binding. Rad (translated from Persian) wrote: “A decision is not the final decision of the court and is considered part of the trial and, as the trial progresses, the case is heard first in the Second Criminal Court and then later. in the Supreme Court”.

At the same time, local media reported that the Tehran Media and Culture Court “sufficiently considered the documents and justifications submitted by Mr. Farhad for the crime and its commission” and made a final decision, citing Mr Farhad. Evidence. “

According to local media, the quote is a decision made by the prosecution following the conviction. The agency is then sent to the Second Criminal Court to determine and determine the amount of the fine. The conclusion of the quote is that the accused must appear in criminal court to investigate the charge.

Rad added that he hopes the decision will be overturned “at a higher production level, by referencing the matter to an expert and seeking the opinions of professors and experts in the copyright field.”

Masihzadeh also told local media that Farhad filed a defamation lawsuit against him, but the allegations were denied.

Გmir It focuses on Rahim (Amir Jadid), who is arrested for outstanding debts, who, during a short vacation, returns a newly discovered bag full of gold to its rightful owner, instead of using the money to pay off his overdue bills. Writer-director Farhadi recently told Deadline that he had “read similar stories in the press for a while… about ordinary people making newspaper headlines about an altruistic act briefly.” These stories often had common features. Გmir I wasn’t inspired by a particular story, but it was on my mind as I wrote it.”

According to ABC News, Farhadi brought a list of newspaper extracts to his studio at the Tehran Art Institute in Karname where Masihzadeh studied. Negar Eskandarfar, Carname’s director, told ABC that all the students in this class were working on the documentaries, finding their assigned characters and telling their stories. However, Masihzadeh says she found her own story about a single father in prison for financial reasons who found a bag of money while on vacation, and how the return of the bag affected his life.

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