{
  "id": 11736100,
  "title": "Asghar Farhadi Says Films Like ‘Argo’ Perpetuate American White Savior Myth: ‘Who Asked You To Come and Save Us?’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/asghar-farhadi-says-films-like-argo-perpetuate-american-white-savior",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T17:50:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/global/asghar-farhadi-argo-american-white-savior-myth-1236898176/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Twice Oscar-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, who is at the Rio Film Festival to present “Parallel Tales,” spoke about the perceived hegemony of American cinema and how Hollywood shouldn’t be seen as a source for faithful portrayals of foreign cultures. Asked about “Argo” winning Best Picture just a year after “A […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}