Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre (CPAC) has joined forces with Sydney Film Festival to screen 2017 Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film, The Salesman, this Friday, April 7 at 7:30pm.
It will be the South West Sydney debut of the haunting thriller by Iranian master Asghar Farhadi.
The Salesman follows Rana (Taraneh Alidoosti) and Emad (Shahab Hosseini), an Iranian couple involved in Iran’s bustling theatre scene.
Forced to leave their apartment due to a dangerous construction project in a neighbouring building, the couple moves to the centre of Tehran where they become embroiled in a life-altering situation involving the previous tenant.
“The Salesman is testament to why Farhadi, a two-time Cannes Film Festival Award winner, is one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the world today,” says Sydney Film Festival Director Nashen Moodley.
“Audiences can now expect an incredible program of award winning cinema at Casula Powerhouse year round,” adds acting director Craig Donarski.
[social_quote duplicate=”no” align=”default”]“From the Sydney Film Festival to the Alliance Francaise Film Festival (April 8-9), and everything in between, CPAC will cherry pick the very best film festivals and bring them to Liverpool, so local audiences can easily access the most important cinematic events,” he said.[/social_quote]
“CPAC is rapidly developing a reputation as the cultural capital of South West Sydney,” says Liverpool Mayor Wendy Waller.
“Liverpool has a growing population and the popularity of these monthly screenings is testament to our community’s interest in world-class cinema and programming that reflects our cultural diversity.”
If you decide to attend the screening of The Salesman, you can also book in a Middle Eastern mezze feast of hommus, baba ghanoush and a meat skewer and kafta – or tabouli and falafel for vegetarians – before the screening, made by the CPAC’s new head chef Federico Rekowski.
SNAPSHOT
What: Sydney Film Festival
Where: Casula Powerhouse
When: Screening begins at 7.30pm on Friday, April 7
Film Prices: Adult $17.50, Concession $14.50, Under 16s $11.50.
Book: Here
Dinner prices: Pre movie dinner $22 per person and served 6pm-7pm
