Regizorul iranian Asghar Farhadi, care ascris și regizat filmul The Salesman, nominalizat la Oscar pentru Cel mai bun film străin, nu va putea participa la ceremonia de decernare a premiilor Oscar de anul acesta. Totul după ce proaspătul președinte la Statelor Unite, Donald Trump, a semnat vineri o interdicție de intrare în Statele Unite pentru toți refugiații timp de 120 de zile, plus o interdicție de 90 de zile de intrat în SUA pentru toți cetățenii a șapte țări predominant musulmane: Iran, Irak, Libia, Somalia, Sudan, Siria și Yemen.

Fahradi a câștigat deja premiul Oscar pentru cel mai bun film străin în 2012 cu A Separation. The Salesman, având titlul ca o referință la piesa „Death of a Salesman” (Moartea unui comis-voiajor) a lui Arthur Miller, spune povestea unui cuplu care joacă rolurile principale în piesa de teatru. Miercuri, după ce a apărut în spațiul public ideea interdicției, actrița din The Salesman Taraneh Alidoosti a declarat că nu va participa la ceremonia premiilor Oscar în semn de boicot.

După anunțul interdicțiilor și al rezultatului, au început să curgă efectiv pe twitter reacții din industrie:

Oscar nominee Asghar Farhadi has been banned from entry into the U.S. to attend the ceremony in Feb. This is heartbreaking and unacceptable. pic.twitter.com/2PrwZWyBdw

— Tribeca (@Tribeca) January 28, 2017

Trump's visa ban for Iranians is racist. Whether this will include a cultural event or not,I won't attend the #AcademyAwards 2017 in protest pic.twitter.com/CW3EF6mupo

— Taraneh Alidoosti (@t_alidoosti) January 26, 2017

As someone who was born in Pakistan I can tell you coming into America is VERY difficult. A #Muslimban accomplishes nothing but hate.

— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) January 28, 2017

To the dude who said I don't belong in America, I started a fundraising page for Syrian Refugees in your name. https://t.co/NOR5P48fBi pic.twitter.com/jtJOsK9GrU

— Kal Penn (@kalpenn) January 28, 2017

Asghar Farhadi, 2 time Oscar nominee, BAFTA nominee, Golden Bear winner, Palme D'or & César award nominee. BANNED from entering US. 🇮🇷

— Jamie Bell (@1jamiebell) January 28, 2017

Amplifying words of one of my favorite filmmakers, Asghar Farhadi, who like too many others will be turned away from the Land of the Free. pic.twitter.com/CcskcFueuo

— Ava DuVernay (@ava) January 28, 2017

The day the music died… ⚡️ “Protestors gather at New York's JFK Airport over refugee detainment”https://t.co/h8eyFmbAOs

— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) January 28, 2017

To our Muslim neighbors in the world: I & tens of millions of others are so very sorry. The majority of Americans did not vote 4 this man.

— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) January 28, 2017

I'm sorry @SpeakerRyan but given your absolute silence on the #MuslimBan this tweet, like your smile, is phony and meaningless. https://t.co/Ns0avsYVuf

— Josh Charles (@MrJoshCharles) January 28, 2017

1. Trump's #MuslimBan is against the law. The 1965 Immigration & Naturalization Act eliminated national origins as a basis for immigration.

— Beau Willimon (@BeauWillimon) January 28, 2017