A Separation
aka Nader and Simin – A Separation
aka Jodaeiye Nader az Simin
Reviewed in December 2011

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Director: Asghar Farhadi. Cast: Peyman Moaadi, Leila Hatami, Sarina Farhadi, Sareh Bayat, Shahab Hosseini, Ali-Asghar Shahbazi, Kimia Hosseini, Merila Zare'i, Babak Karimi, Shirin Yazdanbakhsh, Sahabanu Zolghadr, Armine Zeytounchian, Sahar Kave. Screenplay: Asghar Farhadi.

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Twitter Capsule: Farhadi jewel-cuts another polygon of enigmatic conflict as both a social essay and a prism for refracting psychology

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Photo © 2011 Asghar Farhadi/DreamLab/Sony Pictures Classics

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: A–

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Academy Award Nominations and Winners:
	Best Original Screenplay: Asghar Farhadi
★	Best Foreign Language Film
Golden Globe Nominations and Winners:
★	Best Foreign Language Film
Other Awards:
	Berlin Film Festival: Golden Bear (Best Picture); Best Actress (Hatami and Bayat); Best Actor (Moaadi and Hosseini); Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
	New York Film Critics Circle: Best Foreign Language Film
	Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Screenplay
	National Society of Film Critics: Best Screenplay; Best Foreign-Language Film
	National Board of Review: Best Foreign Language Film
	British Independent Film Awards: Best Foreign Independent Film

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