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A Separation
2011
· Movie
· 123 min
A
MEANRANK
86/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #71
- IMDb #94
- Rotten Tomatoes #68
- Metacritic #18
- Letterboxd #50
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #56
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #356
- Metacritic Critics #63
- Metacritic Audience #29
- Criticker #31
- Douban #186
- Kinopoisk #851
- AlloCiné #422
- Trakt #195
Every rating
77–99
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 77, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 99. Critics average 97, everyone else 84.
See the most agreed on films →A couple in Tehran faces a difficult decision: to leave the country to improve their daughter's life or stay behind to care for an aging parent with Alzheimer's. The husband's refusal to leave leads to a separation, setting off a chain of events that entangles another family in a complex legal and moral dispute that reveals deep societal tensions.
Details
- Director
- Asghar Farhadi
- Writer
- Asghar Farhadi
- Released
- 15 February 2011
- Country
- Iran, France
- Language
- Persian
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $5.0M
- Box office
- $24.4M
- Awards
- 45 wins, 10 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 55 →8 major awards won · 45 wins from 55 nominations across 32 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2012 | Best Foreign Language Film | A Separation | Winner |
| César Awards 2012 | Best Foreign Film | A Separation | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 2012 | Best Foreign Language Film | A Separation | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2012 | Best Foreign Film | A Separation | Winner |
| Berlin International Film Festival 2011 | Golden Bear | Asghar Farhadi | Winner |
| Berlin International Film Festival 2011 | Best Actor | Peyman Moaadi, Shahab Hosseini, Ali-Asghar Shahbazi and Babak Karimi | Winner |
| Berlin International Film Festival 2011 | Best Actress | Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat, Sarina Farhadi and Kimia Hosseini | Winner |
| Berlin International Film Festival 2011 | Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Asghar Farhadi | Winner |
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Berlin International Film Festival
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Peyman Moaadi, Shahab Hosseini, Ali-Asghar Shahbazi and Babak Karimi | Winner |
| Best Actress | Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat, Sarina Farhadi and Kimia Hosseini | Winner |
| Golden Bear | Asghar Farhadi | Winner |
| Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Asghar Farhadi | Winner |
Academy Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | A Separation | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Asghar Farhadi | Nominee |
César Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | A Separation | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | A Separation | Winner |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | A Separation | Winner |
Fajr International Film Festival
7 nominations, 7 won
| Audience Award – Best Film | A Separation | Winner |
| Crystal Simorgh Award – Best Cinematography | Mahmoud Kalari | Winner |
| Crystal Simorgh Award – Best Director | Asghar Farhadi | Winner |
| Crystal Simorgh Award – Best Screenplay | Asghar Farhadi | Winner |
| Crystal Simorgh Award – Best Sound Recording | Mahmoud Samakbashi | Winner |
| Diploma of Honor – Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Shahab Hosseini | Winner |
| Diploma of Honor – Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Sareh Bayat | Winner |
Asian Film Awards
6 nominations, 4 won
| Best Director | Asghar Farhadi | Winner |
| Best Editor | Hayedeh Safiyari | Winner |
| Best Film | A Separation | Winner |
| Best Screenwriter | Asghar Farhadi | Winner |
| Best Actress | Leila Hatami | Nominee |
| Favorite Actress | Leila Hatami | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
5 nominations, 3 won
| Foreign Language Film of the Year | A Separation | Winner |
| Screenwriter of the Year | Asghar Farhadi | Winner |
| Supporting Actress of the Year | Sareh Bayat | Winner |
| Director of the Year | Asghar Farhadi | Nominee |
| Film of the Year | A Separation | Nominee |
National Society of Film Critics
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | A Separation | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Asghar Farhadi | Winner |
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Feature Film | A Separation | Winner |
| Achievement in Directing | Asghar Farhadi | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actor | Peyman Moaadi | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Asghar Farhadi | Nominee |
BBC Four World Cinema Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| BBC Four World Cinema Award | Asghar Farhadi | Winner |
Bodil Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Non-American Film | A Separation | Winner |
British Independent Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | A Separation | Winner |
Broadcast Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | A Separation | Winner |
Camerimage
1 nomination, 1 won
| Silver Frog | Mahmoud Kalari | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | A Separation | Winner |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | A Separation | Winner |
David di Donatello Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | A Separation | Winner |
Durban International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | A Separation | Winner |
Guldbagge Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | A Separation | Winner |
International Film Festival of India
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Asghar Farhadi | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Asghar Farhadi | Winner |
Melbourne International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Popular Feature Film | A Separation | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | A Separation | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | A Separation | Winner |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | A Separation | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| FIPRESCI award for best actress | Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat and Sarina Farhadi | Winner |
Sydney Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Asghar Farhadi | Winner |
Vancouver International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Roger's People's Choice Award | Asghar Farhadi | Winner |
Yerevan International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Grand Prix – Golden Apricot for Best Feature Film | Asghar Farhadi | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film Not in the English Language | A Separation | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | A Separation | Nominee |