A Separation (2011)
★★★★ — A Separation (2011)
Asghar Farhadi had already established himself as a serious voice in Iranian cinema with films like About Elly (2009), but A Separation was the film that brought him genuine international recognition, becoming the first Iranian production to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Shot in Tehran on a relatively modest budget, the film works within the constraints imposed on Iranian filmmakers by the country's censorship apparatus, finding a kind of rigorous naturalism in those limitations. Farhadi wrote and directed, constructing a domestic drama that unfolds almost like a legal procedural, drawing on the tensions between modern and traditional Iranian society in the years following the 2009 Green Movement protests.
A-Z World Movie Tour Iran Honestly I thought I wouldn't like this from the description. I was wrong. It's a really good film. First Iranian film to win... - Academy award for foreign film (and a nominations for best screenplay) - Golden and silver bears from Berlin film festival - Golden Globe for best foreign film The story surrounds separation. A husband and wife. One of them and their child. A father and son. A mother and unborn child. There's alot to take in. It's a drama with a quiet composure. A calm delivery, despite the extremely volatile nature of the events. The miscarriage subplot and subsequent court proceedings were a big surprise. I learnt alot about the Iranian legal system watching this too, not to mention the religious implications involving everyday life. The only real gripe I have is the unfinished business... - What happens with the family who lost a child? - What happens to the court proceedings? - What happened to the Father? - Who did the daughter choose? For that reason I've gotta knock it down.
Rating: ★★★★ | Year: 2011 | Watched: 2025-06-30
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