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A Separation

Original title: Jodaeiye Nader az Simin
  • 2011
  • PG-13
  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
249K
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POPULARITY
3,279
268
Leila Hatami and Payman Maadi in A Separation (2011)
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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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 Alzhei... Read allA 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.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.

  • Director
    • Asghar Farhadi
  • Writer
    • Asghar Farhadi
  • Stars
    • Payman Maadi
    • Leila Hatami
    • Sareh Bayat
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    249K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,279
    268
    • Director
      • Asghar Farhadi
    • Writer
      • Asghar Farhadi
    • Stars
      • Payman Maadi
      • Leila Hatami
      • Sareh Bayat
    • 430User reviews
    • 379Critic reviews
    • 95Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #113
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 88 wins & 50 nominations total

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    Trailer 2:04
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    Trailer 1:56
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    Leila Hatami and Payman Maadi in A Separation (2011)
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    Leila Hatami in A Separation (2011)
    Kimia Hosseini and Sareh Bayat in A Separation (2011)
    Payman Maadi and Ali-Asghar Shahbazi in A Separation (2011)
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    Leila Hatami and Payman Maadi in A Separation (2011)
    Payman Maadi and Sareh Bayat in A Separation (2011)
    Leila Hatami in A Separation (2011)
    Leila Hatami and Payman Maadi in A Separation (2011)

    Top cast

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    Payman Maadi
    Payman Maadi
    • Nader
    • (as Peyman Moadi)
    Leila Hatami
    Leila Hatami
    • Simin
    Sareh Bayat
    Sareh Bayat
    • Razieh
    Shahab Hosseini
    Shahab Hosseini
    • Hojjat
    Sarina Farhadi
    Sarina Farhadi
    • Termeh
    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
    • Simin's Mother
    Sohibanoo Zolqadr
    • Azam
    • (as Sahabanu Zolghadr)
    Mohammadhasan Asghari
    • Creditor
    Shirin Azimiyannezhad
    • Woman in the Bus
    Hamid Dadju
    • Creditor
    Mohammad Ebrahimian
    • Judge
    Samad Farhang
    • Interrogator's Office Manager
    Ali Fattahi
    • Soldier
    Nafise Ghodrati
    • School Teacher
    • Director
      • Asghar Farhadi
    • Writer
      • Asghar Farhadi
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Director Asghar Farhadi's first idea for the movie was the image of a man washing his father, who had Alzheimer's. He built the rest of the film around that scene.
    • Goofs
      Although Razieh had gone to the doctor to see if her baby was still alive a few hours before she was beaten by Nader, the judge never asked her about the result of the medical check. Also, after medical examination, it should be clear for Razieh to know about the situation of her baby unless she couldn't reach the doctor at the time.
    • Quotes

      Simin: Does he even realize you are his son?

      Nader: I know he is my father!

    • Connections
      Featured in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #2.12 (2011)

    User reviews430

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    10/10
    Wow! Just.. wow!
    -- www.Ramascreen.com --

    Wow! I didn't have any expectation and that's what probably helped but A SEPARATION is a great drama. Foreign language film or not, this is just an excellent, excellent drama. You can't get a more Oscar worthy material than this. To me what makes A SEPARATION unique is that writer/director Asghar Farhadi takes conflict, secrets, relationships and other elements that we're familiar with and mixes them with the culture, religion and gender elements from that specific region. This film, to a certain extent, lets you in on how the justice system works in a place where some of us may be ignorant about. And it's really not about our way is better than theirs or vice versa, it's just how different some things are done…

    And this is not just about a divorce or a separation of two individuals The film starts out that way and it ends on that note as well but what happens in between is more of a spin-off story or it stems from when the lead characters Nader and Simin stop being on the same page. A SEPARATION is a very dialogue-driven, a very character driven story, all the actors in this film are marvelous. When the tension is high, they're extremely convincing, I couldn't take my eyes off any of them, especially lead actress Leila Hatami who holds a certain photogenic beauty.

    On one spectrum, you have Nader and Simin with their daughter, on the other end of the spectrum you have Hodjat and Razieh with their little adorable daughter. Because Simin takes time off from her marriage with the intent to divorce her husband, Nader has to hire Razieh to take care of his father who suffers from Alzheimer's. An incident occurs that escalates into a courtroom drama but there is actually another incident or a card that Asghar Farhadi hides until it's time to show it further on in the story and the way everything progresses and eventually unravels keeps you intrigued. A big part of what draws me in is the film's depiction of Iranian law and traditions when it comes to divorces and allegations. What may be considered murder, how important it is for an individual to see someone swear on a Koran, how a judge deals with opposing alibis. I don't know how accurate it is but it's nothing short of interesting. It would certainly cause debate and discussion among the audiences as to the fairness of it all. And the story goes through those problems and makes a full round circle back to the separation of Simin from Nader. A highly engrossing film.

    -- www.Ramascreen.com --
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 16, 2011 (Iran)
    • Countries of origin
      • Iran
      • France
      • Australia
    • Official sites
      • Golem Distribución (Spain)
      • Memento Films (France)
    • Language
      • Persian
    • Also known as
      • Cuộc Chia Ly
    • Filming locations
      • Tehran, Iran
    • Production companies
      • Asghar Farhadi Productions
      • Dreamlab Films
      • MPA APSA Academy Film Fund
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,099,055
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $59,481
      • Jan 1, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $22,926,076
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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