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The Salesman
Forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad and Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. An incident linked to the previous tenant will dramatically change the young couple’s life.
Asghar Farhadi
Asghar Farhadi
Casts & Crew
Shahab Hosseini
Taraneh Alidoosti
Babak Karimi
Mina Sadati
Mehdi Koushki
Farid Sajjadi Hosseini
Maral Bani Adam
Mojtaba Pirzadeh
Sam Valipour
Shirin Aghakashi
Emad Emami
Sahra Asadollahe
Ehteram Boroumand
Also Directed by Asghar Farhadi
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