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A Separation (2011)
Jodaeiye Nader az Simin (original title)

123 min  -  Drama  -   16 March 2011 (Iran)
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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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Asghar Farhadi
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A Separation -- A SEPARATION is a compelling drama about the dissolution of a marriage and explores a married couple who 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 Alzheimers. A Separation -- A couple has to make a decision to leave Iran to better the life of their child or to stay and take care of a parent suffering from Alzheimers; however, the couple's marriage may end in divorce.

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Cast

Credited cast:
Payman Maadi Payman Maadi ...
Leila Hatami Leila Hatami ...
Sareh Bayat Sareh Bayat ...
Razieh
Shahab Hosseini Shahab Hosseini ...
Hojjat
Sarina Farhadi Sarina Farhadi ...
Merila Zare'i Merila Zare'i ...
Miss Ghahraii
Ali-Asghar Shahbazi Ali-Asghar Shahbazi ...
Nader's Father
Babak Karimi Babak Karimi ...
Interrogator
Kimia Hosseini Kimia Hosseini ...
Somayeh
Shirin Yazdanbakhsh Shirin Yazdanbakhsh ...
Sahabanu Zolghadr Sahabanu Zolghadr ...
Azam
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mohammadhasan Asghari Mohammadhasan Asghari ...
Creditor
Shirin Azimiyannezhad Shirin Azimiyannezhad ...
Woman in the Bus
Hamid Dadju Hamid Dadju ...
Creditor
Mohammad Ebrahimian Mohammad Ebrahimian ...
Judge
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Storyline

Nader ('Peyman Moaadi' ) and Simin (Leila Hatami) argue about living abroad. Simin prefers to live abroad to provide better opportunities for their only daughter, Termeh. However, Nader refuses to go because he thinks he must stay in Iran and take care of his father (Ali-Asghar Shahbazi), who suffers from Alzheimers. However, Simin is determined to get a divorce and leave the country with her daughter. Written by Amin Davoodi  

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Plot Keywords:

Iran | Divorce | Alzheimer's Disease | Humanity | Visa  | See more »

Taglines:

Ugly truth, sweet lies See more »

Genres:

Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

Iran

Language:

Persian

Release Date:

(Iran) See more »

Also Known As:

Nader y Simin, una separación See more »

Filming Locations:

Tehran, Iran

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

IRR 1,023,080,000 (Iran) (18 March 2011)

Gross:

$13,454,000 (Non-USA) (30 December 2011)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Asghar Farhadi See more »
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Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Iran's official submission for the Foreign Language Film category of the 84th Academy Awards (2012). See more »

Goofs

Continuity: At 1:39:53 when Simin and Hojjat's sister are talking to Hojjat,the fan behind Hojjat is on at first, but in next scenes its off and facing a different angle. See more »

Quotes

Simin: He
[Nader's Father]
Simin: doesn't even know who you are.
Nader: He does not know me but i know that he is my father.
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Connections

Featured in The 84th Annual Academy Awards (2012) See more »