---
title: 'The Salesman (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Asghar Farhadi'
released: '2016-12-15'
runtime_minutes: 123
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Iran'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-salesman-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5186714/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Salesman (2016)

2016 · PG-13 · 123 min · Drama, Thriller · Iran, France

Original title: فروشنده

## Synopsis

The Salesman is a 2016 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 track down the attacker, while she struggles to cope with post-traumatic 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Asghar Farhadi](https://cinepixo.com/people/asghar-farhadi)
- **Screenplay:** [Asghar Farhadi](https://cinepixo.com/people/asghar-farhadi)
- **Producer:** [Asghar Farhadi](https://cinepixo.com/people/asghar-farhadi), [Alexandre Mallet-Guy](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandre-mallet-guy)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Sattar Oraki](https://cinepixo.com/people/sattar-oraki)
- **Director of Photography:** [Hossein Jafarian](https://cinepixo.com/people/hossein-jafarian)
- **Editor:** [Hayedeh Safiyari](https://cinepixo.com/people/hayedeh-safiyari)

## Cast

- [Taraneh Alidoosti](https://cinepixo.com/people/taraneh-alidoosti)
- [Shahab Hosseini](https://cinepixo.com/people/shahab-hosseini)

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Official site: http://www.thesalesmanfilm.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-salesman-2016
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