4.5/5.0
Original title | جدایی نادر از سیمین |
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Category | Drama |
UK Release Date | 1 July 2011 |
Production year | 2011 |
Production Country | |
Directors | Asghar Farhadi |
Cast | Leila Hatami, Payman Maadi, Shahab Hosseini, Sareh Bayat, Babak Karimi, Ali-Asghar Shahbazi, Kimia Hosseini, Merila Zarei, Sarina Farhadi, Shirin Yazdanbakhsh, Mohammad Sajadian, Armine Zeytounchian |
Distributor | Curzon Artificial Eye |
The stand out film of the 2011 Berlin Film Festival and winner of the Golden Bear, A Separation is a suspenseful and intelligent drama detailing the fractures and tensions at the heart of Iranian society. Written and directed by Asghar Farhadi, the film boasts a range of superb performances from the ensemble cast who collectively received the Silver Bears for both Best Actor and Best Actress at the Berlinale. The compelling narrative is driven by a taut and finely written script rooted in the particular of Iranian society but which transcends its setting to create a stunning morality play with universal resonance. When his wife (Leila Hatami) leaves him, Nader (Peyman Moadi) hires a young woman (Sareh Bayat) to take care of his suffering father (Ali-Asghar Shahbazi). But he doesn't know his new maid is not only pregnant, but also working without her unstable husband's (Shahab Hosseini) permission. Soon, Nader finds himself entangled in a web of lies manipulation and public confrontations. A SEPARATION is the first ever Iranian film to be awarded the Golden Bear.