A Separation (Jodaeiye Nader az Simin)

Tue Apr 10, 2012

20:30

Location

The Shoe Factory
304 Ermou Street
Nicosia, Nicosia

Description

<ι>The Pharos Arts Foundation, with the support of the Embassy of Iran in Cyprus, presents a screening of A Separation, Academy Award winner for Foreign Language Film 2012. A short speech by Dr. Farid MirBagheri, professor of the University of Nicosia, and open dialogue with the audience will follow.</ι>

An Iranian couple have a tough decision to make: Simin wants the family to live abroad to better the chances in life for their only daughter, Termeh. Nader, however, insists to stay in Iran and take care of his father who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. The argument leaves the couple but one choice: divorce. But the consequences may go far beyond anything they had ever expected...

Cast:
Peyman Moaadi (Nader)
Leila Hatami (Simin)
Sareh Bayat (Razieh)
Shahab Hosseini (Hodjat)

Director: Asghar Farhadi
Writer: Asghar Farhadi
Runtime: 123 min
Genre: Drama
Language: Persian
Production Year: 2011

[youtube=B2Sswx_vrWk]A Separation Trailer[/youtube]