Judāyī-i Nādir az Sīmīn = A separation /
Set in contemporary Iran, A SEPARATION is a compelling drama about the dissolution of a marriage. Simin wants to leave Iran with her husband Nader and daughter Termeh. Simin sues for divorce when Nader refuses to leave behind his Alzheimer's-suffering father. Her request having failed, Simin re...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Persian |
| Language Notes: | In Farsi with English subtitles. |
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New York, NY :
Sony Pictures Classics,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Set in contemporary Iran, A SEPARATION is a compelling drama about the dissolution of a marriage. Simin wants to leave Iran with her husband Nader and daughter Termeh. Simin sues for divorce when Nader refuses to leave behind his Alzheimer's-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. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed January 05, 2017). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (124 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 02:03:06 |
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| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Mahmoud Kalari ; editor, Hayedeh Safiyari ; music, Sattar Oraki. |