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- 2017
- PG-13
- Amazon Studios
- 2 h 4 m
- 2017
- PG-13
- Amazon Studios
- 2 h 4 m
Summary After their old flat becomes damaged, Emad (Shahab Hosseini) and Rana (Taraneh Alidoosti), a young couple living in Tehran, are forced to move into a new apartment. Eventually, an incident linked to the previous tenant of their new home dramatically changes the couple’s life.
Directed By: Asghar Farhadi
Written By: Asghar Farhadi
- 2017
- PG-13
- Amazon Studios
- 2 h 4 m
- 2017
- PG-13
- Amazon Studios
- 2 h 4 m
The Salesman
7.5
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Summary After their old flat becomes damaged, Emad (Shahab Hosseini) and Rana (Taraneh Alidoosti), a young couple living in Tehran, are forced to move into a new apartment. Eventually, an incident linked to the previous tenant of their new home dramatically changes the couple’s life.
Directed By: Asghar Farhadi
Written By: Asghar Farhadi
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 36 Critic Reviews
85
89% Positive
32 Reviews
32 Reviews
11% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 36 Critic Reviews
85
89% Positive
32 Reviews
32 Reviews
11% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The film offers insights into Iranian society while also subtly making a case that human foibles are universal.
Asghar Farhadi's film yields a tonal and emotional friction that's simultaneously tragic, transcendent, and comic.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 296 User Ratings
7.5
74% Positive
220 Ratings
220 Ratings
14% Mixed
42 Ratings
42 Ratings
11% Negative
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 296 User Ratings
7.5
74% Positive
220 Ratings
220 Ratings
14% Mixed
42 Ratings
42 Ratings
11% Negative
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
very nice movie and very great actors and actresses . i am an Iranian individual and i can feel how Emad(Shahab Hoseini) felt .
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In my opinion, the film has to be seen many times to find some points in the film. there is a point behind each sequence . and directing is very good
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The acting is wonderful throughout, but Alidoosti creates an especially haunting depiction of one woman's adversities in a country, and a marriage, that may not have her best interests at heart.
Though it is dense in allusion and rich in texture, there are choices he makes that ultimately pull The Salesman back from the greatness, and the engulfing universality of his best work. It is as compelling as anything Farhadi has ever made, but it’s also somehow smaller.
Like his Oscar-winning “A Separation,” Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s latest, nominated for this year’s Best Foreign Language Film, is an expertly crafted domestic thriller.
The Salesman is a well-crafted, valuable drama.
Great acting, but it's very slow to start. Worth a watch, but this isn't anything revolutionary. It does illustrate Iranian culture in terms of relationships.
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So, after watching, I read that I’ve just looked at an Award winning drama – this comes as a great surprise - as there’s little solid ‘Award’ material evident. It seems Awards are now given out to sell a trendy moviemaker or a ‘product’. ‘Salesman’ is a vague, dreary movie in every sense – now this can be a good component if used to its full value but, this work is centred around an incident that happens in a very scant time – so scant, that all the elements that make up the largest percentage of the overlong story are left wanting, as in, hardly believable or full of obviously undeveloped character motivation and situations. Seems this is all award-winning works now need...a grim situation, overblown to look stronger than the writing actually sets up. Add to this a background reference to a literary classic (“Death of a Salesman”) to suggest this work must also be intelligent by association but, that ‘association’ can equally be seen as a highly questionable metaphor. The situations that make up the sum of this movies scenario are somewhat pretentious and far from worthy of such high praise (as many other worldwide viewers have clearly noted) Performances are routinely good but the material is just too thin to last the dismal distance. If you’re inclined to think Awards must automatically represent high quality you may be satisfied – conversely, if you see awards as 40% quality and 60% promotion you might join others among the disappointed.
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Production Company
ARTE,
Arte France Cinéma,
Doha Film Institute,
Farhadi Film Production,
Memento Films Production,
Memento Films
Release Date Jan 27, 2017
Duration 2 h 4 m
Rating PG-13
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Cannes Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
