With this beautifully observed, painstakingly crafted study on the power of pride, guilt and shame, Iranian director Asghar Farhadi's (A Separation, The Past) new film deservedly picked up awards for both Best Actor and Best Screenplay at Cannes. With the US President's ban on visitors from seven Muslim-majority countries including Iran, Farhadi has said he wouldn't travel to the Oscars® (where The Salesman is nominated for Best Foreign Film) even if he got special dispensation, in solidarity with those already affected. When the Academy awards take place on Sun 26 Feb we stand with him in solidarity and proudly invite you to enjoy a special preview of this brilliant slice of Iranian cinema.

Forced to move apartments quickly when their building almost crumbles, married actors Emad (Shahab Hosseini) and Rana (Taraneh Alidoosti) hastily move into a new flat loaned by a friend, not knowing that its previous occupant has left more than just furniture behind and this legacy proves highly dangerous for Rana. Dealing with the aftermath of trauma, the couple find that a hunger for justice creates its own cracks.

The Salesman opens on Fri 17 March for at least one week.

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