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A SEPARATION

Director:

  Asghar Farhadi
  

Year Released:

  2011

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4 out of 5

4.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Sareh Bayat
  Sarina Farhadi
  Leila Hatami
  Shahab Hosseini
  Peyman Moaadi
Movie Haiku:Two Teherani couples tangle with each other & the Iranian legal system. Couple #1 (Hatami/Moaadi) is Upper Middle Class; Couple #2 is Low Middle Class. Both couples have young daughters who witness their parents painful personal failings amid crumbling marriages. Invaluable window into contemporary Iran with pitch-perfect performances (large & small). Sarina Farhadi

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2012