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A Separation (2011)

Ugly truth, sweet lies.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 3M

Director : Asghar Farhadi
Writer : Asghar Farhadi

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 Alzheimer's disease.

Actors

Leila Hatami
Leila Hatami
Simin
Payman Maadi
Payman Maadi
Nader
Shahab Hosseini
Shahab Hosseini
Hojjat
Sare Bayat
Sare Bayat
Razieh
Sarina Farhadi
Sarina Farhadi
Termeh
Babak Karimi
Babak Karimi
Interrogator
Ali-Asghar Shahbazi
Ali-Asghar Shahbazi
Nader's Father
Shirin Yazdanbakhsh
Shirin Yazdanbakhsh
Simin's Mother
Kimia Hosseini
Kimia Hosseini
Somayyeh
Merila Zarei
Merila Zarei
Miss Ghahraii
Mohammad Sajadian
Mohammad Sajadian
Soldier
Armine Zeytounchian
Armine Zeytounchian
Mrs. Kalaani
Bahareh Riahi
Bahareh Riahi
Hospital Receptionist

Crews

Asghar Farhadi
Asghar Farhadi
Director
Asghar Farhadi
Asghar Farhadi
Screenplay
Negar Eskandarfar
Negar Eskandarfar
Executive Producer
Asghar Farhadi
Asghar Farhadi
Producer
Sattar Oraki
Sattar Oraki
Original Music Composer
Hayedeh Safiyari
Hayedeh Safiyari
Editor
Keyvan Moghaddam
Keyvan Moghaddam
Production Design
Mehrdad Mirkiani
Mehrdad Mirkiani
Makeup Artist
Mohammad Reza Delpak
Mohammad Reza Delpak
Sound mixer
Mahmoud Kalari
Mahmoud Kalari
Director of Photography
Reza Narimizadeh
Reza Narimizadeh
Sound Editor
Mahmoud Samakbashi
Mahmoud Samakbashi
Sound
Maryam Naraghi
Maryam Naraghi
Script Supervisor
Habib Majidi
Habib Majidi
Still Photographer

Trailers and other movies

A Separation | Official Trailer HD (2011)

Posters and backgrounds

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