Release Date
January 7, 2022 (Limited)
Digital Date
January 22, 2022 (Amazon)
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Running Time
127 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for language and thematic elements
Rahim is in jail for a debt he hasn't been able to pay. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint in exchange for paying back part of the debt. Rahim is then confronted with a crisis he would never have imagined.
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They say most criminals are not very smart, and while the protagonist in the Iranian drama A Hero may not be your typical criminal—he is in jail for owing a debt he cannot pay—he spends two hours doing dumb things to accidentally destroy the lives of those closest to him. A small drama that studies the profound ripple effect of small decisions, A Hero is an absorbing if overly long awards contender that largely delivers, even if you want to punch the guy in the face more often than not.
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