Here Leslie isolates not individuals in crisp light but rather groups in near darkness, for the psychological and social
tensions of a death in the family or the working - class America of Youngstown, Ohio.
There is some (plainly fictional)
tension between two
of the team's leaders, the young
family man
in charge Stunner (Gigandet) and his resentful long - haired deputy Cherry (Anson Mount, In Her Shoes), who in their own ways continue to mourn the recent death of an integral colleagu
in charge Stunner (Gigandet) and his resentful long - haired deputy Cherry (Anson Mount,
In Her Shoes), who in their own ways continue to mourn the recent death of an integral colleagu
In Her Shoes), who
in their own ways continue to mourn the recent death of an integral colleagu
in their own ways continue to mourn the recent
death of an integral colleague.
Drawing on Farhadi's background
in theater, this visceral look at the psychological effects
of retribution is named after Arthur Miller's
Death of a Salesman, a play that the protagonists are depicted rehearsing and performing
in, and whose tale
of family conflict gives them an outlet to release the
tension in their lives.