A Separation
“Ugly truth, sweet lies.”
2011•PG-13•2h 3m•7.9•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Asghar Farhadi
Writer
Asghar Farhadi
Budget
$5M
Revenue
$24M
Languages
Persian
Studio
Asghar Farhadi Productions
Cast
Leila Hatami
Simin
Payman Maadi
Nader
Sareh Bayat
Razieh
Sarina Farhadi
Termeh
Shahab Hosseini
Hojjat
Kimia Hosseini
Somayyeh
Ali-Asghar Shahbazi
Nader's Father
Babak Karimi
Interrogator
Merila Zarei
Miss Ghahraii
Shirin Yazdanbakhsh
Simin's Mother
Mohammad Sajadian
Soldier
Armine Zeytounchian
Mrs. Kalaani
Bahareh Riyahi
Hospital Receptionist
Production
Company
Asghar Farhadi Productions
Company
Memento Production
Producer
Asghar Farhadi
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