Directed by:
Asghar FarhadiScreenplay:
Asghar FarhadiCinematography:
Mahmoud KalariComposer:
Sattar OrakiCast:
Payman Maadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat, Shahab Hosseini, Sarina Farhadi, Merila Zare'i, Bábak Karímí, Ali-Asghar Shahbazi, Shirin Yazdanbakhsh, Débora Bloch (more)Plots(1)
Winner of the 2012 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, this utterly compelling Iranian drama depicts the lies and intrigue that come into play in the wake of a married couples separation. The film focuses on the Nader (Payman Maadi) and Simin, who live with their eleven-year-old daughter Termeh in Tehran. Not exactly out-of-love, Nader and Simin are attempting to divorce on the grounds of irreconcilable differences. With visas to emigrate from Iran, Simin is anxious to ensure a better future for Termeh, but Nader refuses to leave his elderly father. When the judge refuses to formalise their separation, Simin departs the family home, leaving Nader to hire a housekeeper. Razieh is a devout woman who tends to the apartment and Nader's father. When Nader returns one day to find his father alone, it leads to an altercation that has unexpected consequences. Propelled by an acute attention to class, religious and gender differences, director Farhadi's meticulous script questions the very basis of truth and ethics. At its heart A Separation is a gripping, humane drama that recalls classic Hitchcock in its twists and turns. (Hopscotch Films)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2012 - Asghar Farhadi (Best Foreign Language Film)
- 2012 - Asghar Farhadi (Best Original Screenplay)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2012 - Asghar Farhadi (Best International Film)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2012 - Best Film not in the English Language
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 2011 - Best Foreign Independent
César Awards
- 2012 - Best Foreign Film
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2012 - Asghar Farhadi (Best Non-American Film)
Czech Lion Awards
- 2012 - Best Foreign Film
Sun in a Net Awards
- 2014 - Asghar Farhadi (Best Foreign Film)
Guldbagge Awards
- 2011 - Asghar Farhadi (Best Foreign Film)
Golden Globes
- 2012 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Critics Choice Awards
- 2012 - Best Foreign Language Film
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2011 - Asghar Farhadi (Best Screenplay)
- 2011 - Asghar Farhadi (Best Foreign-Language Film)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2011 - Best Foreign Language Film
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 2011 - Asghar Farhadi (Golden Bear for Best Film)
- 2011 - Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat (Silver Bear for Best Actress)
- 2011 - Payman Maadi, Shahab Hosseini (Silver Bear for Best Actor)
Toronto International Film Festival
- 2011 - Asghar Farhadi (People's Choice Award)
San Sebastián International Film Festival
- 2011 - Asghar Farhadi (RTVE-Another Look Award)
Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF)
- 2011 - Most Popular Feature Film