Jodaeiye Nader az Simin (A Separation) (2011)





The movie is centered on a couple, Nader and Simin, and their 11-year-old daughter, Termeh. Nader and Simin are about to leave the country for good; however, Nader has a change of heart and decides to stay and look after his father who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. Simin is determined to get a divorce and leave the country with her daughter, but the court does not find in her favor. Simin goes to live with her mother and Termeh returns to live with her father with the hope that her mother will be back some day.


Articles on Jodaeiye Nader az Simin (A Separation)

James Bell, Scenes from a Marriage, in: Sight & Sound, nr. 7 (July), 2011 pp. 38-39
Godfrey Cheshire, Scenes from a Marriage, in: Filmcomment, nr. 1 (January/February), 2012 pp. 60-63
Gerhard Midding, Konflikte, die Kreise ziehen, in: epd Film, nr. 7, 2011 pp. 30-32

Reviews

Philip Kemp, A Separation, in: Sight & Sound, nr. 7 (July), 2011 pp. 77
Silvia Hallensleben, Nader und Simin - Eine Trennung, in: epd Film, nr. 7, 2011 pp. 37

Jodaeiye Nader az Simin
(A Separation)
Iran 2011

Directed by


Year: 2011
Country: Iran
Language: Persian
 
IMDb: 1832382