 Unseen by the family, Emad slaps the old man, who then collapses as he is leaving with his family, and they call an ambulance.Rana and Emad return to the theatre together.Iranian director Asghar Farhadi said he had conceived of much of the story for "The Salesman" years before production, but did not feel there was enough to make a film until he decided his protagonists should be stage actors.