"I invite all artists, filmmakers, intellectuals, civil rights activists around the world (...) all those who believe in human dignity and freedom, to express their solidarity with the powerful and courageous women and men of 'Iran by making videos, writing or any other way," he said in a new video post on Instagram.
He paid tribute to the "courageous women who are leading the protests" and are "quite simply demanding fundamental rights which the state has deprived them of for years".
The filmmaker said most of the women protesting were "very young, 17, 20."
"I saw the outrage and hope on their faces and in the way they marched down the street. I deeply respect their struggle for freedom and the right to choose their own destiny, despite all the brutality that they suffer."
According to his relatives, Asghar Farhadi is currently in Tehran.
The protests were sparked on September 16 in Iran, the day of the death in hospital of Mahsa Amini, 22, arrested on September 13 in Tehran for "wearing inappropriate clothing" and not respecting the strict dress code for women in Islamic Republic of Iran.
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