The film is remarkable and rich, the kind of experience you turn over in your mind for days afterwards, discovering new facets that reflect new themes or ideas. Above all, the film affirms the essential humanity of every person—even and especially the “villain”—and exposes the emptiness and absurdity of revenge-taking.
Actress Taraneh Alidoosti poses for photographers during a photo call for the film Forushande (The Salesman) at the 69th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 21, 2016. (AP/Joel Ryan)
(REPORT) — The Iranian star of the Oscar-nominated film The Salesman on Thursday said she would boycott the awards in protest at President Donald Trump’s “racist” ban on Muslim immigrants.
