An Iranian court has found Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi guilty of plagiarism for his latest film, A Hero.
The acclaimed filmmaker has been embroiled in a court case over the movie for the past few weeks, and The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Farhadi was indeed found guilty of violating the copyright and plagiarizing several aspects of a documentary titled All Winners All Losers.
Interestingly enough, All Winners All Losers was made by a former film student of Farhadi’s, Azadeh Masihzadeh.
Other directors have faced similar accusations of plagiarism in the past, including Guillermo del Toro for his Best Picture-winning feature The Shape of Water.