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Farhadi’s 'The Salesman' wins 2017 Oscar nomination

Wednesday, 25 January 2017 10:58 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 25 January 2017 3:08 PM ]

Asghar Farhadi's 'The Salesman' is nominated to compete for the 89th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2017 Oscars.

Iran has once again gained the opportunity to compete for an Academy Award in the foreign language film category, with the latest work from its world-renowned filmmaker Asghar Farhadi.

On January 24, ‘The Salesman’ was nominated as one of the five contenders that could take home the 89th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Back in 2012, Farhadi won Iran its first-ever Academy Award with domestic drama ‘A Separation.’

Asghar Farhadi's 'A Separation' won Iran's first-ever Academy Award in 2012.

Farhadi’s latest production has won the Oscar nomination alongside three European contenders and one Australian rival.

‘The Salesman’ is a theatrical depiction of the life of an Iranian family. It is considered a moral drama about a married couple, who are actors performing in Arthur Miller’s ‘Death of a Salesman.’

The story exposes the life of the couple who face a dramatic change after moving into a new house.

‘The Salesman’ has previously won two prizes at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in May. The Best Screenplay was awarded to Farhadi and Palme d’Or was for Best Actor was presented to Shahab Hosseini.

‘The Salesman’ was also nominated for a Golden Globe and a Critics' Choice Award among several other nationwide and universal recognitions.

Australia’s first-ever nomination in the foreign language film race ‘Tanna,’ Sweden’s ‘A Man Called Ove,’ Denmark's World War Two drama ‘Land of Mine,’ and Germany’s father-daughter comedy ‘Toni Erdmann’ are the other four films competing in this category.

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