The film premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival , included in the In Competition section . The film opened in Iran on 31 August , beginning in Tehran at an unconventionally early time of 6:45 a.m . It was also selected to play at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2016 , marking its first screening in North America . By 3 December , it grossed $ 4.2 million in Iran , the highest of any Iranian film to date
Toronto International Film Festival
2016 Toronto International Film Festival
The Salesman (2016 film)