A Separation - Official Movie Trailer - In Cinemas In New Zealand 19 April 2012

Academy Award Winner 2012 - Best Foreign Language Film. In Cinemas nationwide in New Zealand from 19th April 2012.

A Separation is an utterly compelling and profound film that focuses on a contemporary Iranian middle-class couple who separate, and the intrigues which follow. The film received the Golden Bear for Best Film and the Silver Bears for Best Actress and Best Actor at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival.
Nader and Simin have been married for fourteen years and live with their eleven-year-old daughter Termeh in Tehran. Not exactly out-of-love, Nader and Simin are attempting to divorce on the grounds of irreconcilable differences. They have acquired visas to emigrate from Iran - Simin is anxious to ensure a better future for Termeh, but Nader refuses to leave his elderly father who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. When the judge refuses to formalise their separation, Simin departs the family home, leaving the obstinate Nader to hire a housekeeper. Razieh is a devout, impoverished woman who tends to the apartment and Nader's father. When Nader returns one day to find his father alone, it leads to an altercation that has unexpected consequences.
Propelled by an acute attention to class, religious and gender differences, Farhadi's meticulous script questions the very basis of truth and ethics, and explores the cultural, social and judical minefield that plagues contemporary Iran. At its heart a gripping, humane drama that recalls classic Hitchcock in its twists and turns, A Separation puts director Asghar Farhadi at the front rank of contemporary world directors.



Winner - Best Film - Berlin International Film Festival 2011

Winner - Best Film - Sydney Film Festival 2011

Winner - Best Film - Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2011

Winner - Best Film - World Cinema Amsterdam Festival 2011

Winner - Best Film - Durban International Film Festival 2011

Winner - Best Foreign Film Award - British Independent Film Awards 2011

Winner - Audience Award - Melbourne International Film Festival 2011

Winner - Audience Award - Vancouver International Film Festival 2011

Winner - Best Film and Audience Award - Fukuoka International Film Festival 2011

Runner-up - Audience Award - Toronto International Film Festival 2011

Winner - Critics Choice Award - Best Foreign Language Film 2012

Winner - Golden Globes - Best Foreign Language Film 2012

Oscar nomination - Best Original Screenplay 2012

A Separation won 3 bear awards at the Berlin Film Festival 2011. 2 silver and one gold, the first ever movie to win 3 bears.

Also winner of a golden globe 2012.