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 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Asghar Farhadi is the 588th most popular film director (down from 483rd in 2019), the 277th most popular biography from Iran (down from 218th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Iranian Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Asghar Farhadis by language

Over the past year Asghar Farhadi has had the most page views in the with 219,152 views, followed by English (132,939), and French (26,226). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Eastern Punjabi (110.12%), Malayalam (86.67%), and Galician (78.96%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Asghar Farhadi ranks 588 out of 2,041. Before him are Juzo Itami, Jaco Van Dormael, Michael Powell, Bernd Eichinger, Ferzan Özpetek, and Fatih Akin. After him are Norman Taurog, Norman McLaren, Nicolas Roeg, Jerome Robbins, Ann Hui, and Avi Arad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Asghar Farhadi ranks 62. Before him are Karel Poborský, Omayra Sánchez, Liam Gallagher, Brian Molko, The Great Khali, and Nikki Haley. After him are Marlon Wayans, Željko Joksimović, Steve McManaman, Sundar Pichai, Noriaki Kasai, and Juanes.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Asghar Farhadi ranks 277 out of 631. Before him are Maryam Rajavi (1953), Lady Adela (1847), Leila Pahlavi (1970), Behrouz Vossoughi (1938), Hossein Wahid Khorasani (1921), and Malek Jahan Khanom (1805). After him are Al-Mahani (820), Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou (1930), Mirza Kuchik Khan (1880), Ahmad Qavam (1876), Saib Tabrizi (1592), and Abu'l-Fadl Bayhaqi (995).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Iran

Among film directors born in Iran, Asghar Farhadi ranks 5. Before him are Abbas Kiarostami (1940), Dariush Mehrjui (1939), Jafar Panahi (1960), and Barbet Schroeder (1941). After him are Shirin Neshat (1957), Majid Majidi (1959), Mohsen Makhmalbaf (1957), Masoud Kimiai (1941), Ali Hatami (1944), Hossein Shahabi (1967), and Bahman Ghobadi (1969).

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Filmography

The Salesman
Director
Forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad and Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. An incident linked to the previous tenant will dramatically change the young couple’s life.
Jun 24o 20167.254 / 10
A Separation
Director
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
Feb 15o 20117.9 / 10
Everybody Knows
Director
Laura, a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, returns to her hometown outside Madrid with her Argentinian husband and children. However, the trip is upset by unexpected events that bring secrets into the open.
May 9o 20186.519 / 10