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((short description|2016 film))
((Use dmy dates|date=April 2020))
((Infobox film
| name           = The Salesman
| image          = The Salesman.png
| caption        = theatrical release poster in Iran
| director       = [[Asghar Farhadi]]
| producer       = Alexandre Mallet-Guy<br>Asghar Farhadi
| writer         = Asghar Farhadi
| starring       = [[Shahab Hosseini]]<br>[[Taraneh Alidoosti]]
| music          = [[Sattar Oraki]]
| cinematography = [[Hossein Jafarian]]
| editing        = [[Hayedeh Safiyari]]
| studio         = Memento Films Production<br>Asghar Farhadi Production<br>Arte France Cinéma
| distributor    = Filmiran (Iran) <br>Memento Films Distribution (France)
| released       = ((Film date|2016|05|21|[[2016 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]]|2016|08|31|Iran|2016|11|2|France))
| runtime        = 125 minutes
| country        = ((plainlist|
* Iran<ref name="lumiere">((cite web|url=http://lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/film_info/?id=68350|title=Forushande|work=[[Lumiere (database)|Lumiere]]|publisher=[[European Audiovisual Observatory]]|access-date=2 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623194706/http://lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/film_info/?id=68350|archive-date=23 June 2018|url-status=live))</ref>
* France))
| language       = Persian
| gross          = 16.1&nbsp;billion [[Iranian toman|toman]] (Iran)<ref>((cite web|url=http://alef.ir/vdcdox0ofyt0sx6.2a2y.html?432241|title=Latest Box Office|language=fa|date=6 January 2017|access-date=11 February 2017|website=alef.ir|publisher=Alef|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119103723/http://alef.ir/vdcdox0ofyt0sx6.2a2y.html?432241|archive-date=19 January 2017|url-status=live))</ref>
))

'''''The Salesman''''' (((lang-fa|فروشنده|Forušande)), released in France as ''Le Client'') is a 2016 Iranian-French [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written and directed by [[Asghar Farhadi]] and starring [[Taraneh Alidoosti]] and [[Shahab Hosseini]]. It is about a married couple who perform [[Arthur Miller]]'s 1949 play ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'' on stage. When the wife is assaulted, her husband attempts to determine the identity of the attacker, while she struggles to cope with post-trauma stress. Farhadi chose Miller's play as his [[story within a story]] based on shared themes. A co-production between Iran and France, the film was shot in [[Tehran]], beginning in 2015.

The film premiered in competition in the [[2016 Cannes Film Festival]], where it won two awards—[[Best Screenplay Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Best Screenplay]] for Farhadi and [[Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Best Actor]] for Hosseini. ''The Salesman'' was very well-received by film critics, who mainly praised Farhadi's direction and writing, and won the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]], being his second win after ''[[A Separation]]'' (2011). However, Farhadi did not attend the [[89th Academy Awards]] ceremony in protest of the U.S. [[Executive Order 13769]].

==Plot==
Emad and Rana are a married couple who both work in the [[Persian theatre|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 popular instructor at a local school, where the youth joke about him being a "salesman." One night, their apartment begins to collapse and they flee the building with the other residents. Knowing they need another place to live, their fellow actor Babak secures another apartment for them, where a woman has recently moved out, although she left in a hurry abandoning numerous belongings. The couple moves into the apartment and places the previous owner's belongings outside. One night, Rana is home alone and begins bathing. When Emad returns, he finds she is missing and the bathroom is covered with blood. He rushes to the hospital, where he is informed by his neighbours about his wife's condition and is told to change the apartment's locks. It becomes apparent that Rana has not had an accident, but has been assaulted by an intruder, to whom she opened the door using the intercom thinking it was Emad returning home. Emad also learns from neighbours that the previous tenant was a prostitute who had conflicts with her clients.

Rana returns home, but suffers from trauma and is reluctant to go to the police. She does not bathe, fearing to go into the bathroom again, and in the middle of a performance, breaks down in tears and leaves the stage. Although she does not remember the face of her attacker, Emad finds the culprit left his car keys, which he matches to a pick-up parked outside. The attacker also left behind a mobile phone and money which Rana purchased groceries with, thinking Emad had left it for her. Emad increasingly blames Babak for hiding the truth about the former tenant. After he hears a loving message from Babak on the previous tenant's answering machine, he calls Babak's character Charley a degenerate in the midst of a performance, although this is not in Miller's script.

Finally, Emad turns to one of his students, whose father used to work for the [[Iranian Traffic Police|police]]. He is able to trace the truck to a man named Majid. He pretends to need a mover to lure Majid to their now empty old apartment, but Majid's prospective father-in-law arrives instead. Gradually, it becomes apparent the older man was himself the intruder, though he denies attacking Rana, implying he simply startled her. Emad calls the old man's family to the apartment, and locks him in a small room to wait, intending to reveal his true character to them all. When he opens the room the old man appears to be having heart trouble and Emad calls Rana in a panic. When Rana learns what Emad intends, she says it will be over between them if he pursues his revenge.

When the family arrives they believe they have been called to a medical emergency, thanking Emad for saving his life. Just before they leave, Emad insists on settling his account with the old man in private, returning the money he had left after Rana's assault. Unseen by the family, Emad slaps the old man, who then collapses as he is leaving with his family, and they call an ambulance. Rana and Emad return to the theatre together.

==Cast==
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* [[Shahab Hosseini]] as Emad
* [[Taraneh Alidoosti]] as Rana
* [[Babak Karimi]] as Babak
* Farid Sajadhosseini as The Man
* [[Mina Sadati]] as Sanam
* [[Maral Baniadam]] as Kati
* Mehdi Koushki as Siavash
* Emad Emami as Ali
*[[Kian Rostami]] as Reza
* Alireza Rofougaran as Mr. Alimoradi
* Shirin Aghakashi as Esmat
* [[Mojtaba Pirzadeh]] as Majid
* [[Sahra Asadollahi]] as Mojgan
* Ehteram Boroumand as Mrs. Shahnazari
* Sam Valipour as Sadra<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.nziff.co.nz/2016/dunedin/the-salesman/ |publisher=New Zealand International Film Festival |access-date=14 October 2016 |title=The Salesman [programme note] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001004028/http://www.nziff.co.nz/2016/dunedin/the-salesman/ |archive-date=1 October 2016 |url-status=live ))</ref>
((div col end))


==Production==
===Development===
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))
Iranian director [[Asghar Farhadi]] said he had conceived of much of the story for ''The Salesman'' years before production, but did not feel there was enough to make a film until he decided his protagonists should be stage actors.<ref name="Freer">((cite web |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/asghar-farhadi-talks-salesman-oscars/ |title=Asghar Farhadi talks The Salesman and Oscars |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |last=Freer |first=Ian |date=21 February 2017 |access-date=1 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301185954/http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/asghar-farhadi-talks-salesman-oscars/ |archive-date=1 March 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref> Part of this decision owed to Farhadi's own background in the theatre, and his desire to re-immerse himself in that atmosphere.<ref name="Goodfellow">((cite web |url=http://www.screendaily.com/features/oscar-winner-asghar-farhadi-talks-iranian-drama-the-salesman/5111246.article |title=Oscar-winner Asghar Farhadi talks Iranian drama 'The Salesman' |work=[[Screen Daily]] |last=Goodfellow |first=Melanie |date=16 November 2016 |access-date=1 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301183501/http://www.screendaily.com/features/oscar-winner-asghar-farhadi-talks-iranian-drama-the-salesman/5111246.article |archive-date=1 March 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref> He also felt actors had to think of themselves as other people and create empathy, and his male protagonist would be forced to feel empathy for another man.<ref name="Freer"/>

Looking for a play within the film, Farhadi researched the work of [[Jean-Paul Sartre]] and [[Henrik Ibsen]] before finding [[Arthur Miller]]'s ''[[Death of a Salesman]]'', which he described as "a gift for me".<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-01-16/iranian-filmmaker-s-latest-work-combines-death-salesman-and-modern-tehran |title=Iranian filmmaker's latest work combines 'Death of a Salesman' and modern Tehran |work=[[Public Radio International]] |last=Jaafari |first=Shirin |date=16 January 2017 |access-date=1 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301183938/https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-01-16/iranian-filmmaker-s-latest-work-combines-death-salesman-and-modern-tehran |archive-date=1 March 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref> In Miller's play and his script, Farhadi said he found parallel themes of "humiliation", and also compared the relationship between his characters Rana and Emad to that of Linda and [[Willy Loman]].<ref name="Freer"/> More symbolism was added with the crumbling buildings, which Farhadi said represented crumbling relationships.<ref name="Movshovitz">((cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2017/01/28/512129975/taking-death-of-a-salesman-to-tehran |title=Taking 'Death of a Salesman' To Tehran |publisher=[[NPR]] |last=Movshovitz |first=Howie |date=28 January 2017 |access-date=1 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228191148/http://www.npr.org/2017/01/28/512129975/taking-death-of-a-salesman-to-tehran |archive-date=28 February 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref>

===Filming===
[[File:Movie news conference The Salesman (9).jpg|300px|thumb|Farhadi, centre, with his stars [[Taraneh Alidoosti]] and [[Shahab Hosseini]].]]
Although he was planning to film a Spanish language-project abroad, Farhadi opted to delay it to return to [[Tehran]] to make ''The Salesman'' in 2015.<ref name="Goodfellow"/> He cast [[Shahab Hosseini]] in the lead role, marking the third collaboration between the actor and director. Farhadi praised Hosseini for crafting diverse characters.<ref name="Dunlevy">((cite web |url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movies/qa-iranian-director-asghar-farhadi-on-his-oscar-nominated-film-the-salesman |title=Q&A: Iranian director Asghar Farhadi on his Oscar-nominated film The Salesman |work=[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]] |last=Dunlevy |first=T'cha |date=3 February 2017 |access-date=1 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301005819/http://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movies/qa-iranian-director-asghar-farhadi-on-his-oscar-nominated-film-the-salesman |archive-date=1 March 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref>

Other actors from Farhadi's 2011 film ''[[A Separation]]'' are featured, and he explained the connection was because his films are about young couples.<ref name="Dunlevy"/> The final scene was shot to appear very theatrical, with lighting from lamps.<ref name="Movshovitz"/>

==Release==
The film premiered at the [[2016 Cannes Film Festival]],<ref>((cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/asghar-farhadis-the-salesman-cannes-1201742190/ |title=Asghar Farhadi's 'The Salesman' Added To Cannes Competition |last=Jaafar |first=Ali |date=22 April 2016 |access-date=1 March 2017 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301182436/http://deadline.com/2016/04/asghar-farhadis-the-salesman-cannes-1201742190/ |archive-date=1 March 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref> included in the Competition section.<ref name="CFF2016">((cite web |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/cannes-film-festival-adds-asghar-farhadis-the-salesman-to-competition-lineup-mel-gibsons-blood-father-and-more-20160422 |title=Cannes Film Festival Adds Asghar Farhadi's 'The Salesman' To Competition Lineup, Mel Gibson's 'Blood Father' And More |author=Kevin Jagernauth |date=22 April 2016 |access-date=22 April 2016 |work=Indiewire |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425101216/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/cannes-film-festival-adds-asghar-farhadis-the-salesman-to-competition-lineup-mel-gibsons-blood-father-and-more-20160422# |archive-date=25 April 2016 |url-status=dead  ))</ref> The film opened in Iran on 31 August, beginning in Tehran at an unconventionally early time of 6:45&nbsp;am.<ref>((cite web |url=https://financialtribune.com/articles/art-and-culture/48897/fans-rush-to-see-farhadi-s-salesman |title=Fans Rush to See Farhadi's 'Salesman' |date=1 September 2016 |access-date=1 March 2017 |work=[[Financial Tribune]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301182524/https://financialtribune.com/articles/art-and-culture/48897/fans-rush-to-see-farhadi-s-salesman |archive-date=1 March 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref> It was also selected to play at the [[2016 Toronto International Film Festival|Toronto International Film Festival]] in September 2016, marking its first screening in North America.<ref>((cite web |url=https://financialtribune.com/articles/art-and-culture/46383/toronto-film-festival-to-show-farhadis-salesman |title=Toronto Film Festival to Show Farhadi's 'Salesman' |date=28 July 2016 |access-date=1 March 2017 |work=[[Financial Tribune]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301181938/https://financialtribune.com/articles/art-and-culture/46383/toronto-film-festival-to-show-farhadis-salesman |archive-date=1 March 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref> By 3 December, it grossed $4.2&nbsp;million in Iran, the highest of any Iranian film to date.<ref>((cite web|url=https://financialtribune.com/articles/art-and-culture/54485/salesman-wins-us-award|work=[[Financial Tribune]]|date=3 December 2016|access-date=14 December 2016|title='Salesman' Wins US Award|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307123416/https://financialtribune.com/articles/art-and-culture/54485/salesman-wins-us-award|archive-date=7 March 2017|url-status=live))</ref>

The film premiered in London on 26 February 2017, with a free screening hosted by Mayor [[Sadiq Khan]] at [[Trafalgar Square]]. A general U.K. release followed on 17 March.<ref>((cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/asghar-farhadis-the-salesman-to-get-free-oscar-night-premiere-in-london-1201987876/ |title=Asghar Farhadi's 'The Salesman' to Get Free Oscar-Night Premiere in London |last=Mitchell |first=Robert |date=14 February 2017 |access-date=1 March 2017 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301182935/http://variety.com/2017/film/news/asghar-farhadis-the-salesman-to-get-free-oscar-night-premiere-in-london-1201987876/ |archive-date=1 March 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref> Abramorama and Seattle's Northwest Film Forum made plans for a film series called The Seventh Art Stand, with screenings across the U.S. for May 2017, featuring ''The Salesman'' and other films from countries affected by the [[White House]]'s second attempted travel ban, [[Executive Order 13780]].<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/17/movies/trump-travel-ban-film-series-the-seventh-art-stand.html|title=A New Film Series Will Show Movies From Countries Affected By the Travel Ban |last=Shea |first=Christopher D. |date=17 March 2017 |access-date=18 March 2017 |work=[[The New York Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318003232/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/17/movies/trump-travel-ban-film-series-the-seventh-art-stand.html |archive-date=18 March 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref>

==Reception==
===Critical response===
[[File:Movie news conference The Salesman (7).jpg|250px|thumb|Farhadi's direction and [[Shahab Hosseini]]'s performance received positive reviews.]]
The film received critical universal acclaim. It holds a 96% "fresh" rating on [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], based on 196 reviews with a [[weighted average]] score of 7.94/10. 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."<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_salesman_2016/ |title=The Salesman (Forushande) (2017) |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]  |access-date=15 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011060700/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_salesman_2016/ |archive-date=11 October 2016 |url-status=live ))</ref> On [[Metacritic]], it holds an 85/100 rating, based on 36 reviews from critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-salesman |title=The Salesman Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=15 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215204646/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-salesman |archive-date=15 February 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref>

After its Cannes screening, [[Owen Gleiberman]] wrote in ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' that, following Farhadi's ''[[A Separation]]'' and ''[[The Past (2013 film)|The Past]]'', ''The Salesman'' "is another finely cut gem of neorealist suspense."<ref>((cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/cannes-the-salesman-asghar-farhadi-1201779604/ |title=Cannes Film Review: 'The Salesman' |first=Owen |last=Gleiberman |date=20 May 2016 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=3 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161207083913/http://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/cannes-the-salesman-asghar-farhadi-1201779604/ |archive-date=7 December 2016 |url-status=live ))</ref> 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."<ref>((cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/screenwriter/2016/05/21/cannes-review-of-the-salesman/ |title=Cannes review of The Salesman - Screenwriter |last=Clarke |first=Donald |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |date=21 May 2016 |access-date=3 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005150250/http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/screenwriter/2016/05/21/cannes-review-of-the-salesman/ |archive-date=5 October 2016 |url-status=live ))</ref> Deborah Young in ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' summarized the film as "Masterful particularly in the finale, but not so readily engaging."<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/salesman-forushande-cannes-review-896196 |title='The Salesman' ('Forushande'): Cannes Review |last=Young |first=Deborah |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=20 May 2016 |access-date=3 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202113105/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/salesman-forushande-cannes-review-896196 |archive-date=2 December 2016 |url-status=live ))</ref> ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'' critic Dave Calhoun gave the film three of five stars, dissatisfied with the ending.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.timeout.com/us/film/the-salesman-2016 |title=The Salesman |last=Calhoun |first=Dave |date=22 May 2016 |access-date=1 March 2017 |work=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302112844/https://www.timeout.com/us/film/the-salesman-2016 |archive-date=2 March 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref>

The film was supported by Iranian social media users, and after its screening and two awards at Cannes, some government officials and politicians congratulated Farhadi. However, conservatives accused the film of "portraying a dark image of Iranian society".<ref>((cite news|last1=Alipour|first1=Zahra|date=3 October 2016|title=Celebrated abroad, Oscar-winning Iranian director comes under fire at home|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/10/asghar-farhadi-the-salesman-forooshandeh-criticism-iran.html|website=[[Al-Monitor]]|access-date=3 March 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219065535/http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2016/10/asghar-farhadi-the-salesman-forooshandeh-criticism-iran.html|archive-date=19 February 2017))</ref>

In ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[A.O. Scott]] wrote it was not initially clear why ''Death of a Salesman'' was selected, but Willy Loman's presence soon became felt, and favourably compared the use of the play to ''[[All About My Mother]]''(('))s use of ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]''.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/movies/the-salesman-review-asghar-farhadi.html|title=Review: 'The Salesman', Scenes From a Marriage in Tehran |last=Scott |first=A.O. |date=26 January 2017 |access-date=1 March 2017 |work=[[The New York Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204173156/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/movies/the-salesman-review-asghar-farhadi.html?_r=0 |archive-date=4 December 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref> [[Peter Travers]] gave the film three and a half stars in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', praising it as "a dazzling, darkly funny, quietly devastating human drama."<ref>((cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/peter-travers-the-salesman-movie-review-w462911 |title='The Salesman' Review: Oscar-Nominated Iranian Film Will Devastate You |last=Travers |first=Peter |date=27 January 2017 |access-date=1 March 2017 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302113517/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/peter-travers-the-salesman-movie-review-w462911 |archive-date=2 March 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave it an A, with Joe McGovern writing the end had great impact.<ref>((cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/movies/2017/01/26/the-salesman-ew-review/ |title=The Salesman: EW review |last=McGovern |first=Joe |date=26 January 2017 |access-date=1 March 2017 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228183733/http://ew.com/movies/2017/01/26/the-salesman-ew-review/ |archive-date=28 February 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref> In ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', Kate Taylor gave it four stars, assessing the film as a subtle work with multiple dimensions.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/the-salesman-asghar-farhadi-offers-art-for-all-political-seasons/article33883557/ |title=The Salesman: Asghar Farhadi offers art for all political seasons |last=Taylor |first=Kate |date=3 February 2017 |access-date=1 March 2017 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301143337/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-reviews/the-salesman-asghar-farhadi-offers-art-for-all-political-seasons/article33883557/ |archive-date=1 March 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref> [[Jonathan Rosenbaum]] wrote in the ''[[Chicago Reader]]'' that the film was intense, comparing Farhadi to [[Elia Kazan]].<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-salesman/MovieTimes?oid=23812108 |title=The Salesman |last=Rosenbaum |first=Jonathan |access-date=1 March 2017 |work=[[Chicago Reader]] |date=4 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302112548/http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-salesman/MovieTimes?oid=23812108 |archive-date=2 March 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref> Conversely, Bilge Ebiri of ''[[LA Weekly]]'' wrote that, while Farhadi was talented in intensity and drama, this effort was artificial.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.laweekly.com/film/farhadi-remains-a-master-dramatist-but-the-salesman-fails-its-namesake-7843192 |title=Farhadi Remains a Master Dramatist, but The Salesman Fails Its Namesake |last=Ebiri |first=Bilge |date=23 January 2017 |access-date=1 March 2017 |work=[[LA Weekly]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302102634/http://www.laweekly.com/film/farhadi-remains-a-master-dramatist-but-the-salesman-fails-its-namesake-7843192 |archive-date=2 March 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' critic [[Peter Bradshaw]] gave it three stars out of five, assessing it as one of Farhadi's lesser films, "potent" but derivative.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/mar/17/the-salesman-review-asghar-farhadi-oscar-winner-iran |title=The Salesman review – Asghar Farhadi's potent, disquieting Oscar-winner |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=17 March 2017 |access-date=18 March 2017 |work=[[The Guardian]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318042423/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/mar/17/the-salesman-review-asghar-farhadi-oscar-winner-iran |archive-date=18 March 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref> For ''[[The Independent]]'', Geoffrey Macnab gave it four stars, praising Hosseini and Alidoosti's performances.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/the-salesman-review-oscar-foreign-language-film-winner-asghar-farhadi-donald-trump-muslim-ban-a7631001.html |title=The Salesman review: Asghar Farhadi's Oscar-winning film makes the domestic feel epic |last=Macnab |first=Geoffrey |date=15 March 2017 |access-date=18 March 2017 |work=[[The Independent]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318202729/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/the-salesman-review-oscar-foreign-language-film-winner-asghar-farhadi-donald-trump-muslim-ban-a7631001.html |archive-date=18 March 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref> Charlotte O'Sullivan gave it three stars out of five in the ''[[London Evening Standard]]'', faulting the screenplay for lack of subtlety.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/film/the-salesman-film-review-farhadi-undersells-miller-thriller-a3492191.html |title=The Salesman, film review: Farhadi undersells Miller thriller |last=O'Sullivan |first=Charlotte |date=17 March 2017 |access-date=18 March 2017 |work=[[London Evening Standard]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317135933/http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/film/the-salesman-film-review-farhadi-undersells-miller-thriller-a3492191.html |archive-date=17 March 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref>

===Accolades===
At Cannes, [[Shahab Hosseini]] won the award for [[Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Best Actor]] and [[Asghar Farhadi]] won the award for [[Best Screenplay Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Best Screenplay]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.goldderby.com/article/2016/cannes-film-festival-2016-winnersi-daniel-blake-the-salesman-oscar-135790864/|title=Cannes Film Festival 2016 winners: Oscars next for 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'The Salesman'?|first=Charles|last=Bright|date=22 May 2016|access-date=3 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030143853/http://www.goldderby.com/article/2016/cannes-film-festival-2016-winnersi-daniel-blake-the-salesman-oscar-135790864/|archive-date=30 October 2016|url-status=live))</ref><ref name="Deadline2016">((cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/cannes-film-festival-winners-2016-palme-dor-ful-list-1201760956/ |title=Cannes Film Festival Winners: Palme d'Or To Ken Loach's 'I, Daniel Blake' |access-date=22 May 2016 |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=22 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110030324/http://deadline.com/2016/05/cannes-film-festival-winners-2016-palme-dor-ful-list-1201760956/ |archive-date=10 January 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref> It also won the unofficial "Palme de Whiskers" in recognition of a featured cat, "Mrow, the Tehran street cat".<ref name="Whiskers">((cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/05/agnes-varda-faces-places-cat-palme-de-whiskers-cannes-film-festival-2017-1201834050/ |title=Agnès Varda's 'Faces Places' Cat Wins Palme de Whiskers at Cannes 2017 |work=[[IndieWire]] |date=30 May 2017 |last=Winfrey |first=Graham |access-date=12 May 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513152136/http://www.indiewire.com/2017/05/agnes-varda-faces-places-cat-palme-de-whiskers-cannes-film-festival-2017-1201834050/ |archive-date=13 May 2018  ))</ref> The film was the Iranian submission for [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]],<ref name="THR">((cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-iran-selects-asghar-farhadis-929843 |title=Oscars: Iran Selects Asghar Farhadi's 'The Salesman' for Foreign-Language Category |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=17 September 2016 |access-date=19 September 2016 |agency=Associated Press |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919225333/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-iran-selects-asghar-farhadis-929843 |archive-date=19 September 2016 |url-status=live ))</ref> winning the Oscar at the [[89th Academy Awards]], marking Farhadi's second win after ''[[A Separation]]''.<ref name="Oscarwin">((cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/27/the-salesman-wins-best-foreign-language-oscar-asghar-farhadi |title=The Salesman wins best foreign language Oscar |last=Shoard |first=Catherine |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=27 February 2017 |access-date=1 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301020902/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/27/the-salesman-wins-best-foreign-language-oscar-asghar-farhadi |archive-date=1 March 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref> The Persian playwright and filmmaker, [[Bahram Beyzai]] congratulated Farhadi on his Academy Award in a voice message played in public by Hayedeh Safiyari, the editor of the film.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.isna.ir/news/95121308329/%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%87-%D9%88-%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%86-%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B3%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%BA%D8%B1-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B9%D8%A7-%DA%A9%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AF |title=حاشیه و متن گردهمایی اسکاری در تهران / اصغر فرهادی: دعا کنید! |publisher=[[Iranian Students News Agency]] |year=2017 |access-date=6 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307073818/http://www.isna.ir/news/95121308329/%D8%AD%D8%A7%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%87-%D9%88-%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%86-%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%87%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B3%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%BA%D8%B1-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B9%D8%A7-%DA%A9%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%AF |archive-date=7 March 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref>

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Date of ceremony
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Recipient(s)
! scope="col"| Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| ((Abbr|Ref.|References))  
|-
!scope="row" | [[Academy Awards]]
| rowspan="1"| [[89th Academy Awards|26 February 2017]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]
| rowspan="4"| [[Asghar Farhadi]]
| ((won))
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="Oscarwin"/>
|-
!scope="row" | [[Asian Film Awards]]
| rowspan="1"| [[11th Asian Film Awards|21 March 2017]]
| Best Screenplay
| ((won))
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>((cite web |title='I Am Not Madame Bovary' wins top prize at Asian Film Awards |url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/i-am-not-madame-bovary-wins-top-prize-at-asian-film-awards/5116079.article |work=[[Screen Daily]] |last=Shackleton |first=Liz |date=21 March 2017 |access-date=21 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321184128/http://www.screendaily.com/news/i-am-not-madame-bovary-wins-top-prize-at-asian-film-awards/5116079.article |archive-date=21 March 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref>
|-
!scope="row" | [[British Academy Film Awards]]
| [[71st British Academy Film Awards|18 February 2018]]
| [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language|Best Film Not in the English Language]]
| ((nom))
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref>((Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42618239 |title=Bafta Film Awards 2018: All the nominees |work=[[BBC]] |date=9 January 2018 |access-date=13 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114101757/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-42618239 |archive-date=14 January 2018 |url-status=live ))</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=2| [[Cannes Film Festival]]
| rowspan="2"| [[2016 Cannes Film Festival|11 – 22 May 2016]]
| [[Best Screenplay Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Best Screenplay]]
| ((won))
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="CFF2016"/>
|-
| [[Best Actor Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Best Actor]]
| [[Shahab Hosseini]]
| ((won))
|-
!scope="row" | [[Chicago International Film Festival]]
| rowspan="1"| 21 October 2016
| Silver Hugo Special Jury Prize
| rowspan="15"| Asghar Farhadi
| ((won))
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>((cite press release |url=http://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/52nd-festival-award-winners/ |access-date=26 October 2016 |date=26 October 2016 |title=52nd Festival: Award Winners |publisher=The Chicago International Film Festival |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025052220/http://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/52nd-festival-award-winners |archive-date=25 October 2016 |url-status=live ))</ref>
|-
!scope="row" | [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards]]
| rowspan="1"| [[22nd Critics' Choice Awards|11 December 2016]]
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]
| ((nom))
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>((cite web |title=La La Land Leads with 12 Nominations for the 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards |url=http://www.criticschoice.com/critics-choice-awards |publisher=Critics' Choice |date=1 December 2016 |access-date=1 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203145943/http://www.criticschoice.com/critics-choice-awards/ |archive-date=3 December 2016 |url-status=live ))</ref>
|-
!scope="row" | [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association]]
| rowspan="1"| [[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2016|13 December 2016]]
| Best Foreign Language Film
| ((draw|5th place))
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="DFWFCA">((cite web |url=http://dfwcritics.com/dfw-film-critics-name-moonlight-best-film-of-2016/ |title=DFW Film Critics Name 'Moonlight' Best Film of 2016 |publisher=[[Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association]] |date=13 December 2016 |access-date=13 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220114814/http://dfwcritics.com/dfw-film-critics-name-moonlight-best-film-of-2016/ |archive-date=20 December 2016 |url-status=live ))</ref>
|-
!scope="row" | [[Florida Film Critics Circle]]
| rowspan="1"| [[Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2016|23 December 2016]]
| [[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]
| ((nom))
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>((cite web |title='Moonlight' Leads 2016 Florida Film Critics Awards Nominations |url=http://www.floridafilmcritics.com/2016/12/20/moonlight-leads-2016-florida-film-critics-awards-nominations/ |publisher=Florida Film Critics Circle |date=21 December 2016 |access-date=21 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222003126/http://www.floridafilmcritics.com/2016/12/20/moonlight-leads-2016-florida-film-critics-awards-nominations/ |archive-date=22 December 2016 |url-status=live ))</ref>
|-
!scope="row" | [[Golden Globe Awards]]
| rowspan="1"| [[74th Golden Globe Awards|8 January 2017]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]
| ((nom))
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="GoldenGlobe">((cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/golden-globes-nominees-2017-list-955075 |title=Golden Globes 2017: The Complete List of Nominations |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=12 December 2016 |access-date=12 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213020558/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/golden-globes-nominees-2017-list-955075 |archive-date=13 December 2016 |url-status=live ))</ref>
|-
!scope="row" | [[Guldbagge Awards]]
| [[53rd Guldbagge Awards|22 January 2018]]
| [[Guldbagge Award for Best Foreign Film|Best Foreign Film]]
| ((won))
|style="text-align:center;" |<ref name="2017GuldbaggeAwardnominees">((cite news|url=https://www.svt.se/kultur/film/arets-guldbaggenomineringar-presenteras|title=Flest nomineringar till Borg – Östlund: "Det känns okej"|first1=Rebecca|last1=Haimi|date=4 January 2018|work=[[Sveriges Television|SVT]]|language=sv|access-date=5 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104124142/https://www.svt.se/kultur/film/arets-guldbaggenomineringar-presenteras|archive-date=4 January 2018|url-status=live))</ref><ref name="2017winners">((cite web|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/Xw63vW/gladjetarar-efter-sameblods-succe|title=Glädjetårar efter Sameblods succé|first1=Leo|last1=Pettersson|work=[[Aftonbladet]]|date=22 January 2018|access-date=22 January 2018|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123003106/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/Xw63vW/gladjetarar-efter-sameblods-succe|archive-date=23 January 2018|url-status=live))</ref>
|-
!scope="row" | [[Mumbai Film Festival]]
| rowspan="1"| October 2016
| Audience Choice Award
| ((won))
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>((cite news |url=http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/407757/The-Salesman-wins-Audience-Choice-Award-at-Mumbai-festival |title="The Salesman" wins Audience Choice Award at Mumbai Festival |newspaper=Tehran Times |date=28 October 2016 |access-date=1 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105002637/http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/407757/The-Salesman-wins-Audience-Choice-Award-at-Mumbai-festival |archive-date=5 November 2016 |url-status=live ))</ref>
|-
!scope="row" | [[Filmfest München|Munich Film Festival]]
| rowspan="1"| 23 June – 2 July 2016
| Best International Film
| ((won))
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>((cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/global/asghar-farhadi-the-salesman-munich-film-festival-1201808237/ |title=Asghar Farhadi's 'The Salesman' Triumphs at Munich Film Festival |date=3 July 2016 |work=Variety |author=Leo Barraclough |access-date=11 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025075656/http://variety.com/2016/film/global/asghar-farhadi-the-salesman-munich-film-festival-1201808237/ |archive-date=25 October 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref>
|-
!scope="row" | [[National Board of Review]]
| rowspan="1"| [[National Board of Review Awards 2016|29 November 2016]]
| [[National Board of Review Award for Best International Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]
| ((won))
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>((cite web |title=2016 Award Winners |url=http://www.nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/2016/ |date=29 November 2016 |access-date=29 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130111242/http://www.nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/2016/ |archive-date=30 November 2016 |url-status=live ))</ref>
|-
!scope="row" | [[Online Film Critics Society]]
| rowspan="1"| [[Online Film Critics Society Awards 2016|27 December 2016]]
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]
| ((nom))
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>((cite web |url=http://ofcs.org/awards/2016-awards-20th-annual/ |title=20th Annual Online Film Critics Society Awards Nominations |publisher=[[Online Film Critics Society]] |date=27 December 2016 |access-date=27 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228032732/http://ofcs.org/awards/2016-awards-20th-annual/ |archive-date=28 December 2016 |url-status=live ))</ref>
|-
!scope="row" | [[San Francisco Film Critics Circle]]
| rowspan="1"| [[San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards 2016|11 December 2016]]
| [[San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]
| ((nom))
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="SFrancisco">((cite web |url=http://www.awardsdaily.com/2016/12/09/san-francisco-film-critics-circle-nominations/ |title=San Francisco Film Critics Circle Nominations! |first=Marshall |last=Flores |publisher=AwardsDaily.com |date=9 December 2016 |access-date=10 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213174313/http://www.awardsdaily.com/2016/12/09/san-francisco-film-critics-circle-nominations |archive-date=13 December 2016 |url-status=live ))</ref><ref name="SFFCC2016">((cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/moonlight-named-best-picture-by-san-francisco-film-critics-circle-955302 |title='Moonlight' Named Best Picture by San Francisco Film Critics Circle |first=Kimberly |last=Nordyke |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=12 December 2016 |access-date=12 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161213020831/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/moonlight-named-best-picture-by-san-francisco-film-critics-circle-955302 |archive-date=13 December 2016 |url-status=live ))</ref>
|-
!scope="row" | [[Satellite Awards]]
| rowspan="1"| [[21st Satellite Awards|18 February 2017]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]
| ((won))
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/2016-satellite-awards-nominees-listed-includes-moonlight-la-la-land-950935|title=Satellite Awards Nominees Revealed|last=Kilday|first=Gregg|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=29 November 2016|access-date=29 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225183043/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/2016-satellite-awards-nominees-listed-includes-moonlight-la-la-land-950935|archive-date=25 December 2016|url-status=live))</ref>
|-
!scope="row" | [[Seminci|Valladolid International Film Festival]]
| rowspan="1"| October 2016
| Best Film
| ((won))
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>((cite web |url=http://en.mehrnews.com/news/120968/The-Salesman-wins-Best-Film-Award-in-Spain |title="The Salesman" wins Best Film Award in Spain |agency=[[Mehr News Agency]] |date=31 October 2016 |access-date=1 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104204311/http://en.mehrnews.com/news/120968/The-Salesman-wins-Best-Film-Award-in-Spain |archive-date=4 November 2016 |url-status=live ))</ref>
|-
!scope="row" | [[Vancouver International Film Festival]]
| rowspan="1"| October 2016
| Most Popular International Feature
| ((draw|Runner-up))
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>((cite press release |url=http://archive.viff.org/e-blasts/viff/2016/PR/19_VIFFAudienceAward_PR.html |title=Maudie Wins Coveted VIFF Super Channel People's Choice Award |date=14 October 2016 |access-date=18 October 2016 |publisher=Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018010139/http://archive.viff.org/e-blasts/viff/2016/PR/19_VIFFAudienceAward_PR.html |archive-date=18 October 2016 |url-status=live ))</ref>
|-
!scope="row" | [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association]]
| rowspan="1"| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2016|4 December 2016]]
| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]
| ((nom))
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==Academy Awards boycott==
[[File:Anousheh Ansari, 2006.jpg|175px|thumb|[[Anousheh Ansari]] represented Farhadi at the Academy Awards ceremony.]]
Following United States President [[Donald Trump]]'s [[Executive Order 13769|order]] which blocked entry of citizens from Iran and six other Muslim-majority countries to the U.S., on 26 January 2017 Alidoosti [[Twitter|tweeted]] that she would boycott the [[89th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]] in protest at the "racist" ban.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/taraneh-alidoosti-boycotts-the-oscars-to-protest-trump-s-muslim-visa-ban-a7548526.html/|title=Taraneh Alidoosti boycotts the Oscars to protest Trump's Muslim visa ban|work=[[The Independent]]|date=26 January 2017|access-date=20 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130083902/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/taraneh-alidoosti-boycotts-the-oscars-to-protest-trump-s-muslim-visa-ban-a7548526.html|archive-date=30 January 2017|url-status=live))</ref>

On 29 January, Farhadi wrote to ''[[The New York Times]]'' that he originally planned to attend the ceremony and draw the media's attention to "the unjust circumstances", believing the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] would share his moderate position. He also compared the ban to the rhetoric of hardliners in Iran.<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/movies/trump-immigration-oscars-iranian-director-asghar-farhadi.html|title=Iranian Director Asghar Farhadi Won't Attend Oscar Ceremony|work=The New York Times|date=29 January 2017|access-date=20 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129193758/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/movies/trump-immigration-oscars-iranian-director-asghar-farhadi.html|archive-date=29 January 2017|url-status=live|last1=Erdbrink|first1=Thomas))</ref> On 30 January, Australian director [[George Miller (director)|George Miller]] supported Asghar Farhadi's decision, saying that "irrational craziness" is "affecting the United States and the rest of the world.",<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/george-miller-backs-asghar-farhadis-oscars-boycott-20170130-gu1bs9.html/|title=George Miller backs Asghar Farhadi's Oscars boycott|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=20 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220174720/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/george-miller-backs-asghar-farhadis-oscars-boycott-20170130-gu1bs9.html/|archive-date=20 February 2017|url-status=live))</ref> and some of Britain's filmmakers wrote a letter organized by [[Mark Donne]] to [[Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster]], for permission to hold an outdoor screening of ''The Salesman'' in London's [[Grosvenor Square]] "directly opposite the [[Embassy of the United States, London|United States embassy building]]" on the night of the Academy Awards Ceremony.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/30/film-makers-iranian-directors-movie-anti-trump-protest-salesman-asghar-farhadi/|title=UK film-makers to use Iranian director's movie in anti-Trump protest|work=The Guardian|date=30 January 2017|access-date=20 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220082136/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/30/film-makers-iranian-directors-movie-anti-trump-protest-salesman-asghar-farhadi|archive-date=20 February 2017|url-status=live))</ref> When that plan floundered, [[Lily Cole]], who was another signatory, brought in [[Sadiq Khan]], the [[Mayor of London]]. Khan offered [[Trafalgar Square]] for a free screening.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/19/hollywood-rallies-trump-ban-oscar-week-asghar-farhadi-the-salesman/|title=Hollywood chooses protests over parties as the stars get ready for Oscars activism|work=The Guardian|date=19 February 2017|access-date=20 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220044218/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/19/hollywood-rallies-trump-ban-oscar-week-asghar-farhadi-the-salesman|archive-date=20 February 2017|url-status=live))</ref>

On 3 February, ''[[La La Land (film)|La La Land]]'' director [[Damien Chazelle]] backed and praised Asghar Farhadi when he gave an acceptance speech for winning the top prize of [[Directors Guild of America Awards]]. Chazelle said that excluding filmmakers was "anti-art".<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38872362/|title=La La Land wins award as directors criticise Trump travel ban|work=BBC|date=5 February 2017|access-date=20 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221112510/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38872362|archive-date=21 February 2017|url-status=live))</ref> On 19 February, [[United Talent Agency]]'s head, Jeremy Zimmer, announced that UTA's annual Oscars party was cancelled and a protest rally would be held instead.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/19/hollywood-rallies-trump-ban-oscar-week-asghar-farhadi-the-salesman/|title=Hollywood chooses protests over parties as the stars get ready for Oscars activism|work=The Guardian|date=19 February 2017|access-date=21 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220174751/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/19/hollywood-rallies-trump-ban-oscar-week-asghar-farhadi-the-salesman|archive-date=20 February 2017|url-status=live))</ref>

On 24 February, Farhadi announced that [[Anousheh Ansari]], known as the first female [[Space tourism|space tourist]], and [[Firouz Naderi]], a former director of Solar System Exploration at [[NASA]] – would represent him at the Oscars ceremony.<ref>((cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/awards/asghar-farhadi-to-be-represented-by-first-female-space-tourist-and-nasa-exec-at-oscars-1201995676/|title=Asghar Farhadi to Be Represented at Oscars by First Female Space Tourist and Former NASA Scientist|work=Variety|date=24 February 2017|access-date=24 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226050348/http://variety.com/2017/film/awards/asghar-farhadi-to-be-represented-by-first-female-space-tourist-and-nasa-exec-at-oscars-1201995676/|archive-date=26 February 2017|url-status=live))</ref> The night of the Oscar ceremony, 26 February, as the film won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, [[Anousheh Ansari]] took to the stage to read from a prepared statement Farhadi had written which said in part "My absence is out of respect for the people of my country and those of the other six nations who have been disrespected by the inhumane law that bans entry of immigrants to the US."<ref>((cite news |title=Oscars: Iranian winner Asghar Farhadi blasts Trump travel ban |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39100897 |work=[[BBC]] |date=27 February 2017 |access-date=27 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227091431/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-39100897 |archive-date=27 February 2017 |url-status=live ))</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of submissions to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film]]
* [[List of Iranian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]

==References==
((reflist))

==External links==
* ((official website |1=http://www.thesalesmanfilm.com/))
* ((IMDb title|5186714|The Salesman))
* ((Rotten Tomatoes|the_salesman_2017))
* ((Metacritic film))
* ((Mojo title|thesalesman))
* [http://cineuropa.org/f.aspx?t=film&did=307824 ''The Salesman'' at Cineuropa]

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