The Salesman
- Year
- 2017
- Description
- Cast includes Taraneh Alidoosti, Farid Sajjadi Hosseini, Shahab Hosseini, Babak Karimi, and Mina Sadati.
In Tehran, Emad (played by Shahab Hosseini) and Rana (played by Taraneh Alidoosti) are acting in a production of Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman when Rana is assaulted in their new apartment. Despite her objections, Emad plans to locate the assailant. - Director
- Farhadi, Asghar
- Writer
- Farhadi, Asghar
- Producer
- Farhadi, Asghar; Mallet-Guy, Alexandre
- Cinematographer
- Jafarian, Hossain
- Editor
- Safiyari, Hayedeh
- Production Team
- Amazon Studios, Cohen Media Group, Memento Films, Asghar Farhadi Production, and Arte France Cinema
- Genre
- Feature Film
Drama - Language
- Persian (Farsi) with English subtitles
- Other Title
- Forushande
- Media Format
- 1 DVD (124 min.), 1 Blu-ray disc (124 min.), or 1 streaming video (124 min.)
- Type
- Color
- Additional Content
- The DVD and Blu-ray disc include a conversation with director Asghar Farhadi.
- Production Notes
- Earned the 2017 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
- Original Release Date
- 2016
- Updated
- 11-09-2022
Production Information
Film InformationReviews
New York Times, Jan. 26, 2017RogerEbert.com, Jan. 27, 2017
Video Librarian, May–June 2017, 28