“A Separation”: A film by Asghar Farhadi is Iran’s official selection for the 84th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.  We have seen it, it’s a must-see film that has earned a lot of awards and nominations including Golden Bear and Golden Globe Awards.  It will open in New York starting from Dec 30th.

SYNOPSIS:
Set in contemporary Iran, A Separation is a compelling drama about the dissolution of a marriage. Simin wants to leave Iran with her husband Nader and daughter Termeh. Simin sues for divorce when Nader refuses to leave behind his Alzheimer-suffering father. Her request having failed, Simin returns to her parents’ home, but Termeh decides to stay with Nader. When Nader hires a young woman to assist with his father in his wife’s absence, he hopes that his life will return to a normal state. However, when he discovers that the new maid has been lying to him, he realizes that there is more on the line than just his marriage.

Awards/Nominations:
2011 Berlin International Film Festival
Golden Bear Winner (Best Film)
Silver Bear for Best Actress to the actress ensemble
Silver Bear for Best Actor to the actor ensemble
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
2011 AFI Fest | 2011 New York Film Festival
2011 Telluride Film Festival | 2011 Toronto International Film Festival
2011 Fajr Film Festival, Audience Award Winner

About the director ASGHAR FARHADI:
Asghar Farhadi was born in 1972 in Isfahan, Iran. Whilst at school he became interested in writing, drama and the cinema, took courses at the Iranian Young Cinema Society and started his career as a filmmaker by making super 8mm and 16mm films. He graduated with a Master’s Degree in Film Direction from Tehran University in 1998. During his studies, he wrote and directed several student plays, wrote for the national radio and directed a number of TV series, including episodes of Tale of a City. In 2001, Farhadi wrote the screenplay for Ebrahim Hatamikia’s box-office and critical success Low Heights. His directorial debut was in 2003 with Dancing in the Dust. After Beautiful City, in 2004, and Fireworks Wednesday in 2006, Farhadi directed About Elly, winning the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival and Best Narrative Feature at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival. A Separation is his fifth feature.

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