A Separation (2011)

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

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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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Ugly truth, sweet lies See more »

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Drama

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

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Official Sites:

Golem Distribución [Spain] | Hopscotch Films [Australia] | See more »

Country:

Iran

Language:

Persian

Release Date:

16 March 2011 (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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Production Co:

Asghar Farhadi See more »

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Runtime:

123 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

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Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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

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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 »

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

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

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