The Salesman

Name: The Salesman
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Duration: 2 h 4 min
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti, Mina Sadati, Babak Karimi, Farid Sajjadi Hosseini

2016

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8.2

Title: The Salesman

Original Title: Forushande

Year: 2016

Info

Country: Iran France
Language: Persian English
Length: 124 Minutes (2 hours 4 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

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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.