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A separation = Jodái-e Náder az Simin

Call Number

  • DVD FOREIGN (CEN, EAS)

Languages

Persian/Farsi or French dialogue; optional English or French subtitles.

Performers

Leila Hatami, Peyman Moadi, Shahab Hosseini, Sareh Bayat, Sarina Farhadi, Babak Karimi, Ali-Asghar Shahbazi, Shirin Yazdanbakhsh, Kimia Hosseini, Merila Zarei.

Publication Information

Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2012]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (ca. 123 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; for mature thematic material.

Summary

Simin wants to leave Iran with her husband Nader and daughter Termeh. Simin sues for divorce when Nader refuses to leave behind his Alzheimer-suffering father. Her request having failed, Simin returns to her parents' home, but Termeh decides to stay with Nader. When Nader hires a young woman to assist with his father in his wife's absence, he hopes that his life will return to a normal state. However, when he discovers that the new maid has been lying to him, he realizes that there is more on the line than just his marriage.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2011.

Special features: commentary with writer/director Asghar Farhadi ; An evening with Asghar Farhadi ; Birth of a director featurette.

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