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A Separation

Original title: Jodaeiye Nader az Simin
  • 2011
  • PG-13
  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
268K
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POPULARITY
3,251
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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
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    268K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,251
    744
    • Director
      • Asghar Farhadi
    • Writer
      • Asghar Farhadi
    • Stars
      • Payman Maadi
      • Leila Hatami
      • Sareh Bayat
    • 457User reviews
    • 235Critic reviews
    • 95Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Top rated movie #113
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 89 wins & 52 nominations total

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    Photos80

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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
    Babak Karimi
    Babak Karimi
    • Interrogator (Bazpors)
    Ali-Asghar Shahbazi
    Ali-Asghar Shahbazi
    • Nader's Father (Pedar- Nader)
    Kimia Hosseini
    Kimia Hosseini
    • Somayeh
    Shirin Yazdanbakhsh
    Shirin Yazdanbakhsh
    • Simin's Mother (Madar-e Simin)
    Merila Zare'i
    Merila Zare'i
    • Miss Ghahrayi
    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
    Roya Hosseini
    • Police Officer
    • Director
      • Asghar Farhadi
    • Writer
      • Asghar Farhadi
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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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 reviews457

    Featured review
    9/10

    Do yourself a favor - make sure you see this movie

    Caught "A Separation" in Amsterdam last night, fully unprepared for its greatness. I hadn't been swept off my feet for a while, but this Iranian Hitchcockian drama sucked us in for 123 minutes and left us very, very impressed.

    I'm mainly writing this review to assure every non-Iranian IMDb-reader that you absolutely SHOULD see "A Separation". I will be shocked if this movie doesn't win an Academy Award. The acting is great, and the script is probably the best I've seen in five years. The genius of Asghar Farhadi's story is that it piles on the tension and drama without resorting to fireworks, trickery or shock and awe plot effects. It also manages to perfectly balance the plights of several protagonists. Very few screenwriters have this capacity.

    If this movie reminds me of anything, it is "Ladri di Biciclette" (Bicycle Thieves), which has a similar seemingly "simple" story setup. But then "A Separation" is much more developed, much more complex, much richer. Go see it.
    • krisrox
    • Sep 1, 2011
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    FAQ7

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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
      • Una separación
    • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech 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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