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A Separation

The 21st Century’s 100 greatest films (BBC)

Jodaeiye Nader az Simin (A Separation)

2011

Asghar Farhadi

Peyman Moaadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat, Shahab Hosseini ...

7.7

18,681

Drama Nader (Peyman Moaadi) and Simin (Leila Hatami) argue about living abroad. Simin prefers to live abroad to provide better opportunities for their only daughter, Termeh. However, Nader refuses to go because he thinks he must stay in Iran and take care of his father (Ali-Asghar Shahbazi), who suffers from Alzheimers. However, Simin is determined to get a divorce and leave the country with her daughter.

	Author	Review
United States	Alissa Simon Variety	"Tense and narratively complex, formally dense and morally challenging."	POS
United States	Deborah Young The Hollywood Reporter	"Tensely involving Iranian drama (...) It succeeds in bringing Iranian society into focus for in a way few other films have done"	POS
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"The brilliant Iranian drama 'A Separation' is a microcosm of life itself"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"Tightly structured, emotionally astute (...) It is a rigorously honest movie about the difficulties of being honest, a film that tries to be truthful about the slipperiness of truth."	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film belongs right here (...) 'A Separation' is a landmark film. No way will you be able to get it out of your head (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Scott Tobias AV Club	"Beyond the impeccable performances and direction, it’s foremost an exceptional piece of screenwriting, so finely wrought that the drama seems guided by an invisible hand."	POS
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"Sophisticated and universal yet deeply intimate, 'A Separation' is an exquisitely conceived family drama that has the coiled power of a top-notch thriller (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Nick Schager Slant	"Farhadi exudes sincere empathy for his tale’s competing POVs, taking time to understand and acknowledge the root motivations of his various players (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	David Parkinson Empire	"Powerful art cinema that challenges political and social unity in Iran (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Dana Stevens Slate	"'A Separation' serves as a quiet reminder of how good it’s possible for movies to be."	POS

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