Farhadi film among top-grossing titles in 2017: Indiewire

Iran Oscar-winning film ‘The Salesman’ stands among the 20 high-grossing specialty films in 2017, leading int’l film industry website reports.

US-based film industry website Indiewire released a chart of 2017's 20 highest-grossing specialty films among which Ashghar Farhadi’s internationally acclaimed movie ‘The Salesman’ sitting in the fifth place.  

Indiewire also noted that the list “includes domestic (U.S. and Canada only, unless otherwise indicated) grosses for specialty films.”

The specialty films, according the note, include “indie, foreign (including Bollywood films that open in limited release) and/or documentary — that opened in limited release (599 screens and under) in 2017 and/or were acquired for 2017 distribution by an independent distributor or a studio (or its specialty division). It also includes films that screened only as an Academy-qualifier in 2016.”

The Salesman’ won the award for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th edition of the Academy Awards in 2017.

Meanhwile, In 2012, he became the first Iranian to win the prestigious award for his film ‘A Separation’, which also won the Best Foreign Language award.

‘The Salesman’ tells the story of a young couple named Emad and Rana who move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. But an incident linked to the previous tenant dramatically changes their life.

The film stars Iranian actress Taraneh Alidoosti and actor Shahab Hosseini.

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