A Separation
A Tehran couple's separation sets off a chain of events with the carer hired for the husband's father.
- Type
- Film
- Released
- 2011
- Director
- Asghar Farhadi
- Length
- 123 min · One sitting
- Original title
- جدایی نادر از سیمین
- Rated
- MPA PG-13
- Critics' average
- 92/100 across 4 published scores
Genres
Drama · Family drama · Social realism · Courtroom & legal
What it feels like
Family · Crime & justice · Class & inequality · Tense
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