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The Salesman

Forced to leave their collapsing house, Ranaa and Emad, an Iranian couple who happen to be performers rehearsing for Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" rent a new apartment from one of their fellow performers. Unaware of the fact that the previous tenant had been a woman of ill repute having many clients, they settle down. By a nasty turn of events one of the clients pays a visit to the apartment one night while Ranaa is alone at home taking a bath and the aftermath turns the peaceful life of the couple upside down. Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Drama, Thriller), release year 2016, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

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Story of The Salesman

Forced to leave their collapsing house, Ranaa and Emad, an Iranian couple who happen to be performers rehearsing for Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" rent a new apartment from one of their fellow performers. Unaware of the fact that the previous tenant had been a woman of ill repute having many clients, they settle down. By a nasty turn of events one of the clients pays a visit to the apartment one night while Ranaa is alone at home taking a bath and the aftermath turns the peaceful life of the couple upside down.

Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Drama, Thriller), release year 2016, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

Title facts

  • Type Movie
  • Release year 2016
  • Released 31 Aug 2016
  • Runtime 124 minutes
  • Content rating PG-13
  • IMDb rating IMDb 7.7/10 from 66,807 votes
  • Metascore 85/100
  • Genres Drama, Thriller
  • Languages Persian, English
  • Countries Iran, France, Qatar, United States

Cast

Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti, Mina Sadati

Direction and writing

Directed by: Asghar Farhadi

Written by: Asghar Farhadi

Awards and recognition

Won 1 Oscar. 17 wins & 32 nominations total

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