Title: The Salesman
Original Title: Forushande
Year: 2016
Info
- Country: Iran France
- Length: 125 Minutes (2 hours 5 min)
- Genre: Drama Thriller
- Studios: Memento Films Distribution Arte
- Distributor: Golem Distribución
- Age rating: 15 (Suitable only for 15 years and over)
Release Dates
- UK: March 17 2017
- United States: December 09 2016
Plot
Emad and Rana are a happy Iranian couple whose relationship is floundering due to social pressure. Both are forced to leave their flat when a construction project begins on site next door to them. As a result, they move to a new home located in the center of Tehran. There, an incident related to the previous tenant will forever change the lives of the young lovers.
The director Asghar Farhadi is also the author of the script of this co-production between Iran and France filmed in the language of Farasi. Farhadi won the Oscar for Best Film in a Foreign Language in 2012 and the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival with 'Nader and Simin, a separation'. The film received the awards for Best Screenplay and Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival 2016.
Awards
- 2017 Academy Awards (Oscars): 1 1
- 2017 Golden Globes: 1 0
- 2018 BAFTA Awards: 1 0
Cast
Director:
Emad
Babak
El hombre
Sanam
Kati
Siavash
Videos
'The Salesman' English subtitled trailer
October 17 2016
'The Salesman' English subtitled clip #2
August 1 2016
'The Salesman' English subtitled clip
August 1 2016
Photos
Trivia
Iran box office
This movie is a record in Iran box office.
Academy Awards, USA
This film won a Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year (2017).
Cannes Film Festival
'The Salesman' received the awards for Best Screenplay and Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival 2016.
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