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FILM DIRECTOR

Asghar Farhadi

1972 - Today

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Asghar Farhadi (Persian: اصغر فرهادی, [æsˈɢæɾ ɛ fæɾhɑːˈdiː] ; born 7 May 1972) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the most prominent filmmakers of Iranian cinema as well as world cinema in the 21st century. His films have gained recognition for their focus on the human condition, and portrayals of intimate and challenging stories of internal family conflicts. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Asghar Farhadi has received more than 1,587,699 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Asghar Farhadi is the 484th most popular film director (up from 549th in 2019), the 218th most popular biography from Iran (up from 228th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Iranian Film Director.

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  • 53.69

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  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.55

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  • 3.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Asghar Farhadi ranks 484 out of 1,581Before him are Alexander Kluge, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, John Waters, Patrice Leconte, Aleksandar Petrović, and Yves Allégret. After him are Walter Ruttmann, Václav Vorlíček, Lindsay Anderson, Elio Petri, Seijun Suzuki, and Hal Ashby.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Asghar Farhadi ranks 50Before him are Octavia Spencer, Giovane Élber, Jaromír Jágr, Rhea Seehorn, Hermann Maier, and Saif al-Islam Gaddafi. After him are Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, Geri Halliwell, Leymah Gbowee, Alf-Inge Håland, Afghan Girl, and Jonny Lee Miller.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Asghar Farhadi ranks 218 out of 528Before him are Ibn Khuzayma (838), Gotarzes I (-200), Amir Kabir (1807), Sharaf al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī (1135), Ahmad Shamlou (1925), and Ibn al-Faqih (null). After him are Aga Khan I (1800), Shaul Mofaz (1948), Mohsen Fakhrizadeh (1958), Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (1919), Abdallah ibn Tahir al-Khurasani (798), and Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi (1875).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Iran

Among film directors born in Iran, Asghar Farhadi ranks 4Before him are Abbas Kiarostami (1940), Barbet Schroeder (1941), and Jafar Panahi (1960). After him are Shirin Neshat (1957), Majid Majidi (1959), Mohsen Makhmalbaf (1957), Masoud Kimiai (1941), Dariush Mehrjui (1939), Bahman Ghobadi (1969), Hossein Shahabi (1967), and Samira Makhmalbaf (1980).

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