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A Separation

Ugly truth, sweet lies.

A married couple are faced with a difficult decision – to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.

2h 3m2011PG-13TMDb 7.9

Drama

Persian

Crew and Cast

Asghar FarhadiAsghar FarhadiDirectorPayman MaadiPayman MaadiNaderLeila HatamiLeila HatamiSiminShahab HosseiniShahab HosseiniHojjatSareh BayatSareh BayatRaziehSarina FarhadiSarina FarhadiTermehAli-Asghar ShahbaziAli-Asghar ShahbaziNader's FatherMerila ZareiMerila ZareiMiss Ghahraii · Termeh's TeacherBabak KarimiBabak KarimiInterrogatorKimia HosseiniKimia HosseiniSomayyeh · Razieh's Daughter
Armine ZeytounchianMrs. KalaaniShirin YazdanbakhshShirin YazdanbakhshSimin's MotherMohammad SajadianMohammad SajadianSoldierBahareh RiyahiBahareh RiyahiHospital Receptionist

Storyline

A married couple are faced with a difficult decision – to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.

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Info

Original title
جدایی نادر از سیمین
Status
Released
Released
15 February 2011
Runtime
2h 3m
Rating
PG-13
TMDB score
7.9 / 10 (2,044 votes)

Production

Director
Asghar Farhadi
Writers
Asghar Farhadi
Studios
Asghar Farhadi Productions, Memento Production
Countries
Iran, France

Box Office

Budget
$5.0M
Revenue
$24.4M
Profit
$19.4M
Return
4.9×

Languages

Original
Persian
Spoken
Persian