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The Salesman

Original title: Forushande
  • 2016
  • PG-13
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
62K
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Taraneh Alidoosti and Shahab Hosseini in The Salesman (2016)
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While Ranaa and Emad, a married couple, are participating in a production of "Death of a Salesman," she is assaulted in their new home, which leaves him determined to find the perpetrator ov... Read allWhile Ranaa and Emad, a married couple, are participating in a production of "Death of a Salesman," she is assaulted in their new home, which leaves him determined to find the perpetrator over his wife's traumatized objections.While Ranaa and Emad, a married couple, are participating in a production of "Death of a Salesman," she is assaulted in their new home, which leaves him determined to find the perpetrator over his wife's traumatized objections.

  • Director
    • Asghar Farhadi
  • Writer
    • Asghar Farhadi
  • Stars
    • Shahab Hosseini
    • Taraneh Alidoosti
    • Mojtaba Pirzadeh
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    62K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Asghar Farhadi
    • Writer
      • Asghar Farhadi
    • Stars
      • Shahab Hosseini
      • Taraneh Alidoosti
      • Mojtaba Pirzadeh
    • 128User reviews
    • 321Critic reviews
    • 85Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 14 wins & 27 nominations total

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    Top cast

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    Shahab Hosseini
    Shahab Hosseini
    • Emad Etesami
    Taraneh Alidoosti
    Taraneh Alidoosti
    • Rana Etesami
    Mojtaba Pirzadeh
    • Majid
    Babak Karimi
    Babak Karimi
    • Babak
    Mina Sadati
    Mina Sadati
    • Sanam
    Maral Baniadam
    Maral Baniadam
    • Kati
    • (as Maral Bani Adam)
    Mehdi Koushki
    Mehdi Koushki
    • Siavash
    Farid Sajjadi Hosseini
    • The man
    Emad Emami
    • Ali
    Sam Valipour
    • Sadra
    Shirin Aghakashi
    • Esmat
    Ehteram Boroumand
    • Mrs. Shahnazari
    Sahra Asadollahi
    • Mojgan
    • (as Sahra Asadollahe)
    Alireza Rofougaran
    Alireza Rofougaran
    • Mr. Alimoradi (Neighbor)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Asghar Farhadi
    • Writer
      • Asghar Farhadi
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Farhadi was so taken by this project that he decided to stop his ongoing project in Spain with Penelope Cruz and return to Iran to shoot this movie in his home country.
    • Goofs
      Iranian actresses are not allowed to appear without hijab. And Iranian women don't wear hijab in their home. Farhadi always find a way to solve this problem, such as there always being a stranger in the house, but in the scene in which Rana is cleaning the house she is all alone and still wearing a hijab.
    • Quotes

      Student: How do people turn to cows?

      Emad: Gradually!

    • Connections
      Features The Cow (1969)
    • Soundtracks
      Solfege
      (uncredited)

      Written by Sattar Oraki

      Performed by Hana Kamkar, Emad Emami, Ali Baghfar, Maral Baniadam, Mehdi Koushki and Payam Eghdami

    User reviews128

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    Asghar Farhadi's Latest Is His Fifth Consecutive Masterpiece. Tense & Devastating.
    Unraveling with the charged tension of an intense thriller and concluding with a gut-wrenching, soul-shattering & emotionally devastating final act, The Salesman is a tour-de-force of top-tier storytelling & top-notch acting that presents the master storyteller in sublime form and makes for an emotionally absorbing domestic tragedy that's gripping & haunting in more ways than one. One of the best all-round films of its year, this Oscar-winning Persian treasure is right up there with Asghar Farhadi's finest directorial efforts.
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    • Feb 17, 2017

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    FAQ1

    • Which b&w movie was played in the classroom when Emad was fallen in sleep and photographed by his students?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 31, 2016 (Iran)
    • Countries of origin
      • Iran
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official Site
      • Official site (Germany)
    • Languages
      • Persian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El viajante
    • Filming locations
      • Tehran, Iran
    • Production companies
      • ARTE
      • Arte France Cinéma
      • Doha Film Institute
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,402,067
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $71,078
      • Jan 29, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,953,604
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 4 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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