Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, who is regarded as one of the most prestigious international filmmakers, is currently in hot water.
On Tuesday, Farhadi was found guilty of plagiarizing his 2021 film, "A Hero," by an Iranian court after a former film student of his, Azadeh Masihzadeh, claimed Farhadi stole the plot and themes of her earlier documentary, "All Winners, All Losers." Both Masihzadeh and the subject of her documentary sued Farhadi — the latter for defamation — per The Hollywood Reporter. Farhadi also countersued for defamation, but his case was dropped after the ruling.
