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's-suffering father. Her request having failed, Simin returns to her parents' home, but Termeh decides to stay with Nader.

• 2 hr 14 min
• Directed by

  Asghar Farhadi
• Written by Asghar Farhadi

• Starring

  Leila Hatami

  ,

  Peyman Moaadi

  ,

  Shahab Hosseini

  ,

  Sareh Bayat

  ,

  Sarina Farhadi

  ,

  Merila Zare'i

  ,

  Ali Asghar Shahbazi

  ,

  Babak Karimi

  ,

  Kimia Hosseini

  ,

  Shirin Yazdanbakhsh