Iran’s ‘Salesman’ hits Afghan screen

A film theater in Afghanistan’s capital city of Kabul has screened ‘The Salesman’ by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi.

The film went on screen in Kabul on January 14, 2017, among critical acclaim around the world.

The National Board of Review in New York has recently selected ‘The Salesman’ as the Best Foreign Language Film of the Year.

The film tells the story of a young couple named Emad (Shahab Hosseini) and Rana (Taraneh Alidoosti) who move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. But an incident linked to the previous tenant dramatically changes their life.

As Iran’s submission to the 89th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category, the film has already won double awards for Best Screenplay and Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival this year.

Farhdi's most famous movie, ‘A Separation’, has grabbed global recognition as becoming the first Iranian movie to win an Oscar at the 84th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.

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