Shahab Hosseini, left, and Taraneh Alidoosti star in The Salesman, which is nominated for an Academy Award. ( AP )The SalesmanStarring Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti, Babak Karimi and Farid Sajjadi Hosseini. The film’s strongest symbol is the apparent earthquake (later revealed as a construction crew’s incompetence) that jolts Emad, Rana and their neighbours awake one night. Emad and Rana are generously offered new shelter by Babak (Babak Karimi), a member of their theatre troupe. The message of the movie is how quickly civility can slip, along with the ground that suddenly becomes unstable, before your very eyes.

Source: thestar February 02, 2017 18:22 UTC