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A Separation

Year:

2011

Duration:

123 min

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

8.4

Director:

Asghar Farhadi

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 82 wins & 29 nominations

Details

Country: Iran

Release Date: 2011-03-16

Filming Locations: Tehran, Iran

Earnings

Budget: $500,000

Opening Weekend: $59,481 (USA) (1 January 2012)

Gross: $7,098,492 (USA) (17 June 2012)

Cast

Actor

Character

Shahab Hosseini

Peyman Moaadi

Nader

Leila Hatami

Simin

Sareh Bayat

Razieh

Sarina Farhadi

Termeh

Merila Zare'i

Miss Ghahraii

Ali-Asghar Shahbazi

Nader's Father

Babak Karimi

Interrogator

Kimia Hosseini

Somayeh

Shirin Yazdanbakhsh

Simin's Mother

Sahabanu Zolghadr

Azam

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

Seyyed Jamshid Hosseini

Accused Man

Hamid Janane

Soldier

Sahar Kave

Neighbour Woman

Seyyd Hamid Mirshams

Soldier

Manuchehr Mohammadzade

Creditor

Mazdak Mohaymeni

Police Officer

Majid Nameni

Accused Man

Ali Nazari

Satelite Reciever Operator

Farhad Nosrati

Piano Delievery Man

Mahmoud Rafi'i

Interrogator's Secretary

Bahareh Riahi

Hospital Receptionist

Peyman Sadeghi

Doctor

Mohammad Saffari

Shoemaker

Nosratollah Seyfizade

Creditor

Bahare Shahbazi

Neighbour Girl

Khodarahm Soleymannezhad

School Janitor

Maria Tehranchi

School Principal

Armine Zeytounchian

Mrs. Kalaani

Mohammad Sajadian

Soldier (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Most of the movie was shot using a handheld camera.

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Director Asghar Farhadi' made a speech at the House of Cinema Film Festival in support of Iranian filmmakers who were banned from making movies, including Bahman Ghobadi and imprisoned filmmaker Jafar Panahi. In retaliation, Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance stopped filming for 10 days.

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The second Iranian film nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The first was Children of Heaven (1997).

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Goofs

When Simin and Hojjat's sister are talking to Hojjat, the fan behind Hojjat is on at first, but off and facing a different angle in subsequent scenes.

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Quotes

Nader's Father: Simin, where are you going?

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Hodjat: You know, my problem is that I can't speak like them. I just lose my control soon.

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Termeh: Didn't you say it's not serious?

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Faq

What happened to Nader's father?

He dies in the end. It's an Iranian tradition to wear black clothes after the death of someone. Close relatives will wear the black clothes for 40 days. In the final scene, we see the whole family in black, and it's clear that the grandfather has passed away.

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for A Separation can be found here.

Any other good Iranian films with the same theme?

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