A Separation

A Separation

  • Director: Asghar Farhadi
  • Countries of origin: Iran, France, Australia
  • Language: Persian
  • Release date: March 16, 2011
  • Runtime: 2h 3min
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Ayriliq
  • "A Separation" is a feature film directed by Asghar Farhadi and starring Leila Hatami , Peyman Moaadi , Salle Bayat and others. Released in Germany on February 15, 2011. 
    The film tells the story of a couple Nader and Westminster who are preparing for a divorce. Faced with many problems such as an old father who is paralyzed in bed and a female part-time worker who has a miscarriage, they are struggling with the entanglement of morality and law. 

    Details

    • Release date March 16, 2011
    • Filming locations Tehran, Iran
    • Production companies Asghar Farhadi Productions, Dreamlab Films, MPA APSA Academy Film Fund

    Box office

    Budget

    $500,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $7,099,055

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $59,481

    Gross worldwide

    $22,926,076

    Movie reviews

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    • By Paris 2022-08-03 19:11:01

      "A Farewell"--Characteristics of Great Movies

      Nader lied to drive out the housemaid, and later to escape the law. What's special is that because of his good teaching, the daughter, who has been nurtured by the truth, will turn the father who has deviated from the track and put it back on the right track. Facing his daughter, he confessed his lies. But the reality has not become better because of Nader's confession, but crueler. The twelve-year-old daughter is also dragged into the trap of lies to protect her father from prison. Nader,...

    • By Jaime 2022-07-11 20:46:55

      I Like the Movie "A Farewell to Humanity"

      I had seldom watched Iranian movies before. After watching the parts once, I was shocked, so I watched another Iranian movie—Little Shoes, which was equally moving. This kind of movie that faces human nature without showing off has always been my favorite. I used to think that a Middle Eastern country like Iran had only war, oil, Qur'an, and desert, and it seems that my impression of Iran will completely change because of these few movies. A film master once said, "A movie is just a...

    • By Yvette 2022-04-24 07:01:04

      A parting, parting from society, marriage, family, faith

      Iranian director Asghar Farhadi filmed "A Farewell" in 2011. After the film was released, the box office and word of mouth were excellent. He has won numerous awards, and the awards basically include all kinds of large-scale film festival awards in Europe, especially the Golden Globe Award with the most gold content in the world, the Golden Bear Award in Berlin, and the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. That year, it kicked away mainland China's "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling",...

    • By Bud 2022-04-24 07:01:04

      us and our lives

      "A Parting", which won the 12-year Oscar for best foreign language film, seems to have the same effect as "Three Billboards" released some time ago. The director deliberately left suspense at the end of the film—a three-minute shot, focused outside the courtroom, where time flows so slowly, unnervingly. The husband and wife sat on one side each with a lonely expression, waiting for their daughter's final decision together. And what that decision is is no longer important to the...

    • By Chelsea 2022-04-24 07:01:04

      people shrouded in plastic bags

      ——Comment on the audio-visual language and scene scheduling of "A Farewell"

      The film "A Farewell" is undoubtedly heavy. Its heaviness does not come from a sudden and violent blow to you, but it is like wrapping you in an airtight plastic bag. This sense of suffocation and oppression comes from all directions. of.

      The oppressive atmosphere of the film comes from the institutions of power given to all social classes. At the beginning of the film, the director used a...

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    • By Dereck 2023-09-12 07:10:44

      Re-watch, a movie of "Wei Yan Da Yi",...

    • By Dashawn 2023-08-18 20:36:02

      Although this film is a small production, it moved me with its real plot and vivid characters. The different cultures of the East and the West did not affect my understanding of what it...

    • By Justina 2023-08-06 02:03:12

      After reading it, I feel that the woman in this patriarchal country is really selfless and simple. A husband who mortgaged his property certificate for a divorced husband would rather not have a daughter and never bow his head, and a pregnant woman had to work as a nanny to pay off her husband's debts. In exchange, her husband forced her to go against her beliefs and even fight for money. Going back to the question at the beginning, why do you want to emigrate with your daughter, the answer is...

    • By Jed 2023-07-24 01:26:46

      Let’s experience it, all Iranians are eloquents, and they will never make drafts when they...

    • By Luciano 2023-07-18 14:11:11

      Nagging from beginning to end,...

    Movie plot

    Westminster ( played by Leila Khatami ) wants to leave Iran in order to receive a better education for his daughter. For this, she has almost all the preparations, but her husband Nader ( played by Peyman Moadi ) does not think so. He still has his father who is suffering from Alzheimer's disease to take care of and cannot leave. Westminster took Nader to court and asked for a divorce. Feeling sad, Westminster returned to her natal...
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    "A Separation" intertwined family ethics at the personal level and class differences at the social level, showing the barriers and conflicts between the relatively wealthy and westernized middle class in contemporary Iranian society and the labor class with low education and still observing religious regulations. (Daqing Internet Review) 
    The film uses calm and objective narrative techniques to show the living conditions of...
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    Movie quotes

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

    • Simin: Your daughter's future isn't important to you?

      Judge: There are a lot of children who live in this country. You say none of them have a future?

      Simin: I prefer my child doesn't grow up in this situation. I have the right as a mother.

      Judge: Which situation?

      [Simin doesn't reply to him...]

    • Hodjat: Why do you think we beat our wives and children like animals?

      Hodjat: I swear on this Qoran, we're humans just like you.