A Separation
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- TMDB rating for A Separation (opens in a new tab)7.9 / 10(2,047 votes)
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- Director: Asghar Farhadi
- Cast: Payman Maadi, Leila Hatami, Shahab Hosseini, Sareh Bayat, Sarina Farhadi, Ali-Asghar Shahbazi
- Released: Feb 15, 2011
Synopsis
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision – to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
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My commentary
For me, this was an interesting peak inside a society of which we hear so much on the geopolitical scene but have otherwise very little insight from the west. The experience of parenthood, economic hardship, and care for the elderly portrayed in the movie reveal that much of the same issues revolve around all humans regardless of the country they live in.
Awards
- Best International Feature FilmAcademy Awards · Oscar
- Golden BearBerlin International Film Festival
- Silver Bear for Best ActorBerlin International Film Festival
- Silver Bear for Best ActressBerlin International Film Festival
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- Best Foreign FilmCésar Awards
- Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Feature FilmOther awards