The Salesman

2016 Iranian film by Asghar Farhadi
Movie film Q22344480
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The Salesman

Summary

The Salesman is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (388 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Salesman received the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[3].
  • The Salesman's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Salesman's director is recorded as Asghar Farhadi[5].
  • The Salesman's screenwriter is recorded as Asghar Farhadi[6].
  • The Salesman's composer is recorded as Sattar Oraki[7].
  • The Salesman's genre is recorded as drama film[8].
  • The Salesman's genre is recorded as rape and revenge film[9].
  • The Salesman's genre is recorded as thriller film[10].
  • The Salesman's cast member is recorded as Shahab Hosseini[11].
  • The Salesman's cast member is recorded as Taraneh Alidoosti[12].
  • The Salesman's producer is recorded as Asghar Farhadi[13].
  • The Salesman's producer is recorded as Alexandre Mallet-Guy[14].
  • The Salesman's director of photography is recorded as Hossein Jafarian[15].
  • The Salesman's IMDb ID is recorded as tt5186714[16].
  • The Salesman's original language of film or TV show is recorded as French[17].
  • The Salesman's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Persian[18].
  • The Salesman's Commons category is recorded as The Salesman[19].
  • The Salesman's language of work or name is recorded as French[20].
  • The Salesman's language of work or name is recorded as Persian[21].
  • The Salesman's language of work or name is recorded as Danish[22].
  • The Salesman's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[23].
  • The Salesman's review score is recorded as 7.9/10[24].
  • The Salesman's review score is recorded as 96%[25].
  • The Salesman's review score is recorded as 85/100[26].
  • The Salesman's color is recorded as color[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Asghar Farhadi[13] and Alexandre Mallet-Guy[14]. The Salesman's director is recorded as Asghar Farhadi[5]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Asghar Farhadi[6]. Cast members include Shahab Hosseini[11] and Taraneh Alidoosti[12].

Publication

Publication dates include +2017-02-02T00:00:00Z[28], +2016-12-15T00:00:00Z[29], and +2016-00-00T00:00:00Z[30]. Original languages include French[17] and Persian[18]. Languages include French[20], Persian[21], and Danish[22]. Genres include drama film[8], rape and revenge film[9], and thriller film[10].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include revenge[31], intimate relationship[32], society of Iran[33], violence[34], communication[35], and frontier justice[36].

Reception

The Salesman received the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[3]. Reviews include 7.9/10[24], 96%[25], and 85/100[26].

Why It Matters

The Salesman ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (388 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

What awards did The Salesman receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Filmstriben. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Filmstriben. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Filmstriben. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Filmstriben. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . afi.com. Retrieved . afi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . afi.com. Retrieved . afi.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . epd-film.de. Retrieved . epd-film.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] . epd-film.de. Retrieved . epd-film.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] . epd-film.de. Retrieved . epd-film.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] . epd-film.de. Retrieved . epd-film.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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