Written and directed by Asghar Farhadi, A Seperation (2011) an Iranian film was about a middle-class couple who separate, the disappointment and desperation
suffered by their daughter due to the egotistical disputes and separation of
her parents, and the conflicts that arise when the husband hires a lower class
caretaker for his elderly father, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease!
It won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2012, becoming the first Iranian
film to win the award.
FeaturingLeila Hatami, Peyman Moaadi, Shabab Hossseini, Sareh Bayat, and Sarina Farhadi in the lead roles, It
received the Golden
Bear for Best Film and the Silver Bears
for Best Actress and Best Actor at the 61st
Berlin International Film Festival, becoming the first Iranian film to win the
Golden Bear.
It also won the Golden Globe for Best
Foreign Language Film and the Asia Pacific Screen Award for
Best Feature Film. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for the
Best Original Screenplay.
Simple on a narrative level yet
morally, psychologically and socially complex, it succeeds in bringing Iranian
society into focus for in a way few other films have done.
It
grossed worldwide over $24 million on an estimated budget of $800,000, making
it a box-office success!
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