A Separation

Name: A Separation
Genre: Drama
Released: 2011-02-15
Duration: 123 min
Rating: 7.9

2011 · Movie · PG-13 · 123 min · ★ 7.9 · 97% critics

Drama

A married couple must make a painful choice: move abroad to improve their child’s future or stay in Iran to care for an ailing parent with Alzheimer’s disease. The decision sparks tense conflict and legal consequences that ripple through their family.

Also known as Une séparation

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Original title: جدایی نادر از سیمین
Years: 2011
Release date: 2011-02-15
Language: FA
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 123 min
Critic score: 97/100
TMDB rating: 7.9/10 (1,956 votes)
Box office: $24,426,169
Budget: $800,000

About

If you like intense relationship dramas and courtroom tension like The Salesman and The Past, you may enjoy this; Not for you if you want a fully satisfying, closed ending or an easy watch.

Pros: powerful drama; believable characters; tense courtroom scenes | Cons: emotionally hard to watch; open ending controversy