A Separation (2011)

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 Alzheimers.

Release Date: December 30th, 2011

Director: Asghar Farhadi

Writers: Asghar Farhadi

Actors: Ali-Asghar Shahbazi, Babak Karimi, Hamid Dadju, Kimia Hosseini, Leila Hatami, Merila Zare'i, Mohammad Ebrahimian, Mohammadhasan Asghari, Peyman Maadi, Sahabanu Zolghadr, Sareh Bayat, Sarina Farhadi, Shahab Hosseini, Shirin Azimiyannezhad, Shirin Yazdanbakhsh

Genre: Drama

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Official site: www.golem.es

Studio: Sony Pictures Classics

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A Separation | Synopsis

Set in contemporary Iran, “A Separation” is a compelling drama about the dissolution of a marriage. Simin wants to leave Iran with her husband Nader and daughter Termeh. Simin sues for divorce when Nader refuses to leave behind his Alzheimer-suffering father. Her request having failed, Simin returns to her parents’ home, but Termeh decides to stay with Nader.

When Nader hires a young woman to assist with his father in his wife’s absence, he hopes that his life will return to a normal state. However, when he discovers that the new maid has been lying to him, he realizes that there is more on the line than just his marriage.