Separation, A

A FILM BY Asghar Farhadi

A Separation provides a useful portrait of Iran today

- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times

A superb drama...the film resounds with every turn.

- Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

Complex, painful, fascinating.

- Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

Film haletant, fascinant, d'une impressionnante puissance narrative, superbement interprété

- La Croix

Une oeuvre impressionnante de maîtrise, d'intelligence et universelle, qui nous éclaire et nous tient en haleine à chaque instant

- Le Journal du Dimanche

Un chef-d'oeuvre

- Marc Cassivi, La Presse

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.