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The Salesman

2016 · 125 min

A quietly devastating moral drama that tightens like a vise, letting everyday details carry unbearable tension and heartbreak.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, betrayal, guilt, morality
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
betrayal
guilt
morality
trauma
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild