A Separation

film by Farhadi [2011]

Also known as: “Jodāi-e Nāder az Simin”

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A Separation (2011) is an Iranian drama film directed by Asghar Farhadi. The film centers on a middle-class Iranian couple who are on the verge of divorce. Their lives become complicated by a series of tragic events that also involve a religious, working-class family. The movie was praised for its intricate narrative and empathetic portrayal of characters from different backgrounds facing moral quandaries. It won an Academy Award for best foreign-language film, as well as the Golden Bear award at the Berlin International Film Festival.12

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Asghar Farhadi
…Jodāi-e Nāder az Simin (2011; A Separation) and Forushande (2016; The Salesman), both of which won an Academy Award for best foreign-language film.
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…Jodāi-e Nāder az Simin (2011; A Separation) and Forushande (2016; The Salesman), both of which won an Academy Award for best foreign-language film.
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Iran
…Jodāi-e Nāder az Simin (2011; A Separation), which tells the story of a middle-class couple at odds with each other whose lives become entangled with those of a religious working-class family; and Forushande (2016; The Salesman), about a couple’s struggles after the wife is sexually assaulted. Other notable directors included…
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…Jodāi-e Nāder az Simin (2011; A Separation), which tells the story of a middle-class couple at odds with each other whose lives become entangled with those of a religious working-class family; and Forushande (2016; The Salesman), about a couple’s struggles after the wife is sexually assaulted. Other notable directors included…
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