A Separation (2011)

Name of Film	A Separation (2011)
Original Title	Jodaeiye Nader az Simin
Director	Asghar Farhadi
Country	Iran
Language	Persian
Mins	123 mins
Format to be screened
Festival & Awards	Berlin International Film Festival 2011: Golden Berlin Bear Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost" Silver Berlin Bear - Best Actor: (Peyman Moaadi) & (Shahab Hosseini) Silver Berlin Bear - Best Actress: (Sareh Bayat) & (Leila Hatami) Durban International Film Festival 2011: Best Film Best Screenplay: (Asghar Farhadi) Fajr Film Festival 2011: Audience Award - Best Film Crystal Simorgh Award - Best Cinematography Crystal Simorgh Award - Best Director (Asghar Farhadi) Crystal Simorgh Award - Best Screenplay Crystal Simorgh Award - Best Sound Recorder (Mahmoud Samakbashi) Diploma of Honor - Best Actor in Supporting Role: (Shahab Hosseini) Diploma of Honor - Best Actress in Supporting Role (Sareh Bayat) Pula Film Festival 2011: Golden Arena Award - International Competition: Best Film Sydney Film Festival 2011: Official Competition Award - Best Film Yerevan International Film Festival 2011: Grand Prix: Golden Apricot - Best Film World Cinema Amsterdam Festival 2011: Parool Audience Award - Best Film Saint Petersburg International Film Festival "KinoForum" 2011: Grand Prix - Best Film Melbourne International Film Festival 2011: Most Popular Feature Film - Asghar Farhadi 15th Iran Cinema Celebration: Best Film Best Director Best Original Screenplay Best Supporting Actor San Sebastian International Film Festival 2011: Another Look Award Fukuoka International Film Festival 2011: Audience Award - Best Film Riga International Film Festival 2011: FIPRESCI prize Vancouver International Film Festival 2011: Rogers People's Choice Award[18] British Independent Film Awards 2011: Best Foreign Film Award
Producer	Negar Eskandarfar .... executive producer Asghar Farhadi .... producer
Synopsis	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 Alzheimers.
Note on Director	Asghar Farhadi (Persian: اصغر فرهادی, born 1 January 1972 in Khomeynishahr, Province ofIsfahan) is an Iranian screenwriter and film director. Asghar Farhadi is a graduate of Theatre, with a BA in Dramatic Arts and MA in Stage Direction from Tehran University and Tarbiat Modarres University. Farhadi made short 8mm and 16mm films in Isfahan branch of Iranian Young Cinema Society before moving on to writing plays and screenplays for IRIB. He also directed such TV series as the popular A Tale of a City and co-wrote the screenplay of Ebrahim Hatamikia’s Low Heights. Dancing in the Dust was his feature film debut,[1] which he followed with the critically acclaimed A Beautiful City. His third film, Fireworks Wednesday won the Gold Hugo at the 2006 Chicago International Film Festival. His fourth film, About Elly won the Silver Bear for Best Director at 59th InternationalBerlin Film Festival as well as Best Picture at Tribeca Film Festival. It is about a group of Iranians who take a trip to the Caspian Sea that turns tragic. Famous film theorist and film criticDavid Bordwell has called About Elly a masterpiece. [2] His latest film Nader and Simin, A Separation premiered on 9 February 2011 at the 29th Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran and received rave reviews from Iran Society of Film Critics. It won Farhadi four awards including Best Director (for the third time after Fireworks Wednesdayand About Elly). On 15 February it also played in competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival which finally earned him Golden Bear for best film becoming the first Iranian film to win the Golden Bear. In June 2011, A Separation won the Sydney Film Prize in competition with Cannes Festival's winner The Tree of Life directed by Terrence Malick .[1]
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Trailer Link	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2Sswx_vrWk
Sources	Wikipedia and IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1832382/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nader_and_Simin,_A_Separation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asghar_Farhadi