THE SALESMAN
Filmfest 2016
(FORUSHANDE)
France, Iran 2016
Original version with English subtitles
(Original: Persian)
German Premiere
Director: Asghar Farhadi
Section: CineMasters Competition
Forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad and Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. An incident linked to the previous tenant will dramatically change the young couple’s life.
Cast: Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti, Babak Karimi, Farid Sajjadihosseini, Mina Sadati
Credits
Screenplay: Asghar Farhadi
Director of Photography: Hossein Jafarian
Film Editor: Hayedeh Safiyari
Composer: Sattar Oraki
Production Designer: Keyvan Moghadam
Costume Design: Sara Samiee
Sound: Hossein Bashash
Producer: Alexandre Mallet-Guy, Asghar Farhadi
Co-Producer: Olivier Père, Rémi Burah
Production Company: Memento Films Production
Co-Production Company: ASGHAR FARHADI PRODUCTION, Arte France Cinema
World Sales: Memento Films Production
Distributor: Prokino Filmverleih GmbH
Director: Asghar Farhadi
biography
Asghar Farhadi was born in Iran in 1972. He earned his B.A. in drama from Tehran University and an M.A. in stage directing from Tarbiat Modarres University. He had his feature directing debut 2003 with DANCING IN THE DUST. His fourth film ABOUT ELLY won a Silver Bear at Berlin, A SEPARATION won a Golden Bear and the Oscar as Best Foreign Film 2011.
