Hard feelings between Iranian hardliners and film director Asghar Farhadi, who just won his second Oscar for “The Salesman” as the Best Foreign Language movie, date to 2012, when Farhadi’s movie, “A Separation,” won him his first Academy Award.   The main reason behind the increasing tensions is Farhadi’s alleged closeness to the West. There is an established notion within … Continue reading Hardliners Criticize Iranian Director and Oscar Winner Asghar Farhadi