A Separation (2011)

★ 7.9 2h 3m 1,963 votes IMDb
Drama
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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.

A Separation

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Cast

Leila Hatami
Leila Hatami as Simin Age 53 · Tehran, Iran Award-winning actress, Leila Hatami, was born on October 1, 1972 in Tehran, Iran, to legendary Iranian Director, Ali Hatami, and actress mother, Zari Khoshkam (Zahra Hatami). During her childhood, she...
Payman Maadi
Payman Maadi as Nader Age 55 · New York City, New York, USA Peyman Maadi (پیمان معادی) was born in 1970 in New York City to an Iranian couple. His father was a lawyer. Peyman Maadi's family moved back to Iran when he was 5 years old.
Sareh Bayat
Sareh Bayat as Razieh Age 46 · Tehran, Iran Sare Bayat is an Iranian actress, television host, and model. She is best known for her role as Razie in the Academy Award-winning A Separation, for which she won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at t...
Sarina Farhadi
Sarina Farhadi as Termeh Age 28 · Tehran, Iran Sarina Farhadi (Persian: سارینا فرهادی; born 27 April 1998) is an Iranian actress. Born to filmmakers Asghar Farhadi and Parisa Bakhtavar, she is best known for her performance as Termeh in the acclai...
Shahab Hosseini
Shahab Hosseini as Hojjat Age 52 · Tehran, Iran Shahab Hosseini (شهاب حسینی) is a director and actor of theater, television, and cinema who was born in 1974 in Tehran, Iran. He started his professional career by playing Amir Ghavidel's "Rokhsareh"....
Kimia Hosseini
Kimia Hosseini as Somayyeh Age 22 · Ahvaz, Iran Kimia Hosseini (Persian: کیمیا حسینی, born 29 July 2003) is an Iranian actress..
Director Asghar Farhadi
Cast Leila Hatami, Payman Maadi, Sareh Bayat, Sarina Farhadi, Shahab Hosseini, Kimia Hosseini, Ali-Asghar Shahbazi, Babak Karimi, Merila Zarei, Shirin Yazdanbakhsh

Audience Reviews

Andres Gomez 9/10 Oct 12, 2013
Great movie around and simple yet neat story with great characters, script and performances.

You can totally believe the story is just happening at your building stairs.

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