Middle East Now, dedicates a focus to Iranian director Asghar Farhadi

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi special guest of Middle East Now 2019 Twice an Oscar winner with "Una separation" and "Il cliente", Farhadi will be in Florence for a focus on the films that made him famous and a Master Class open to the public

Middle East Now, in its tenth edition, dedicates a focus to the great Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, one of the most respected authors of world cinema, already protagonist at the festival during the first edition of the 2010. Winner of the Silver Bear in Berlin in the 2009 as best director with the film About Elly, the 2011 and 2012 are the golden years that consecrate him as a cult director. With Una Separazione, the most successful film by the Iranian director, he won the Oscar for best foreign film, the Golden Globe, the Golden Bear, the David di Donatello, the British Independent Film Awards and many other awards. The 2017 gives the director another Oscar for best foreign film with "The Customer". Farhadi will be in Florence to present a focus on the films that brought him to international fame, along with a Master Class open to the public. Together with him there will be one of his main actors, the great Babak Karimi, protagonist of many of his films.