In the first minutes of A Separation, a married couple is faced with a difficult decision. Simin wants to leave Iran with her husband and daughter. Her husband, Nader, wants to stay in Iran and look after a parent with Alzheimer's. When their request for a divorce is denied, they agree to a separation, which sets the stage for a series of events that reveal rifts, lies, and half truths between generations, ideologies, religions, genders and classes in Tehran.
A Separation is a thrilling domestic drama that is compelling as both drama and debate.
A Separation is a thrilling domestic drama that is compelling as both drama and debate.
I promise, you won't forget this captivating film anytime soon. Yeh, in a good way.
Simply put: A thrilling domestic drama from Iran with a story that isn't so foreign
Award potential: A Separation won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2012, becoming the first Iranian movie to win the award.
The ten buck review: Worth ten bucks or 122,592 rial.
Award potential: A Separation won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2012, becoming the first Iranian movie to win the award.
The ten buck review: Worth ten bucks or 122,592 rial.
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