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A Separation

2011Movie2 h 3 minPG-13

91

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91

ExcellentGoodWatch score

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Summary

A married couple are faced with a difficult decision – to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.

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Family movie night
Friends night
Teens

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Feels like real life.
Makes you care deeply.
Stays with you.
Hits close to home.
Makes you think.

Not for laughs, scares or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+9)
Critics 97Audiences 88GoodWatch 92
Tomatometer99%
Metascore95
Audience score92%
User score8.9
Letterboxd · 220 K ratings4.4/5
IMDb8.3
Box office
4.9×its budget
Budget
$5 M
Worldwide
$24 M
Worldwide it earned $19 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 3 min
A typical length for dramas, +14 min on the typical 109
typical 109123
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 26 countries, rent or buy in 24 more
+16
Released
2011
February 15, 2011
15 years ago
Genre
Drama
Language
Persian
Original language
Made in
Iran
France
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
ViolenceLittle or none
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesStrong
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids.
13 of 13
Directing · 2
Asghar Farhadi Director, Writer, Producer
Maryam Naraghi Script Supervisor
Production · 1
Negar Eskandarfar Executive Producer
Camera · 2
Mahmoud Kalari Director of Photography
Habib Majidi Still Photographer
Editing · 1
Hayedeh Safiyari Editor
Sound · 4
Sattar Oraki Original Music Composer
Mohammad Reza Delpak Sound Mixer
Reza Narimizadeh Sound Editor
Mahmoud Samakbashi Sound
Art · 2
Keyvan Moghaddam Production Design
Amir Saharkhiz Title Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 1
Mehrdad Mirkiani Makeup Artist

Tropes

Women Are Wiserin 751 titlesThe women of the film all appear to be smarter than their male counterparts by virtue of trying to hold dialogues instead of breaking into tantrums whenever things don't work out as they like.Taking the Kidsin 91 titlesThe entire reason why Simin and Nader's divorce gets messy as it is because Simin wants to take Termeh outside Iran no matter what, but the law requires that she has to get an approval from her husba…All 34 tropes

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