Shahab Hosseini, Iranian actor won the best actor award at Cannes film festival for his role in The Salesman. Asghar Farhadi, Iranian director and screenplay writer won the best screenplay award. Farhadi has also won Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for the best foreign language film, A Separation in 2012. The other star of the film is Taraneh Alidoosti, a famous Iranian actress who is seen on the left side of the above picture.
The Salesman (foroushande) is an Iranian drama about a couple who work in theater in Tehran, Iran. They face failure in their relationship during the performance in a play written by Arthur Miller. It seems that Farhadi's theater background and his interest in theater flow into this movie more than all of his previous works.
The film is initially released in Cannes festival and it is expected that the formal realise will be on 2 November 2016 in France. In the competition part of the festival, Amazon and Cohen Media Group bought the right of release in the United States.
The above photo is taken by Stephane Cardinale, a festival photographer. More photos of the festival taken by Stephane Cardinale are provided here. He has also an interesting photo album of Asghar Farhadi's photos.
The Salesman (foroushande) is an Iranian drama about a couple who work in theater in Tehran, Iran. They face failure in their relationship during the performance in a play written by Arthur Miller. It seems that Farhadi's theater background and his interest in theater flow into this movie more than all of his previous works.
The film is initially released in Cannes festival and it is expected that the formal realise will be on 2 November 2016 in France. In the competition part of the festival, Amazon and Cohen Media Group bought the right of release in the United States.
The above photo is taken by Stephane Cardinale, a festival photographer. More photos of the festival taken by Stephane Cardinale are provided here. He has also an interesting photo album of Asghar Farhadi's photos.