The Salesman (2016 film) The film premiered in competition in the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, where it won two awards—Best Screenplay for Farhadi and Best Actor for Hosseini. "The Salesman" went on to receive more positive reviews, and won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. However, Farhadi did not attend the 89th Academy Awards ceremony in protest of the U.S. Executive Order 13769. Emad and Rana are a married couple who both work in the theatre, currently starring in a production of "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller, with Emad portraying Willy Loman and Rana playing Linda. Emad is also a
The Salesman (2016 film) The website's critical consensus reads, ""The Salesman" takes an ambitiously complex look at thought-provoking themes, and the well-acted results prove another consistently absorbing entry in writer-director Asghar Farhadi's distinguished filmography." On Metacritic, it holds an 85/100 rating, based on 36 reviews from critics, indicating "universal acclaim". After its Cannes screening, Owen Gleiberman wrote in "Variety" that, following Farhadi's "A Separation" and "The Past", "The Salesman" "is another finely cut gem of neorealist suspense." Donald Clarke's review from "The Irish Times" stated that "The latest from Asghar Farhadi sees another family put under stress after a violent attack." Deborah Young in