Categories: CinemaSelected

Farhadi’s ‘Salesman’ Team Warmly Welcomed in Tehran

The cast and crew of Asghar Farhadi’s acclaimed The Salesman, which won two awards at the 69th Cannes Film Festival, arrived in Tehran early on Friday May 27, to a warm welcome from Iranian people and a number of fellow artists. The film won Best Screenplay and Shahab Hosseini took the prize for Best Actor at Cannes.

Read more about the recent awards, and the government reaction.

 

 

Fatemeh Askarieh

Fatemeh Askarieh is an Iranian journalist working on a range of fields including culture, art, lifestyle, cultural heritage, and tourism. She has been working with the Iran Front Page (IFP) Media Group for 10 years, and is currently the head of the Art and Lifestyle Department.

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