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A Separation - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "A Separation"

جدایی نادر از سیمین (2011)

Timing: 2:3 (123 min)

7.9/10
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Actors and characters

Character Simin

Character Nader

Character Razieh

Sarina Farhadi

Character Termeh

Character Hojjat

Kimia Hosseini

Character Somayyeh

Ali-Asghar Shahbazi

Character Nader's Father

Character Interrogator

Character Miss Ghahraii

Shirin Yazdanbakhsh

Character Simin's Mother

Mohammad Sajadian

Character Soldier

Armine Zeytounchian

Character Mrs. Kalaani

Bahareh Riahi

Character Hospital Receptionist

The image of a man washing his father, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease, was the first thing that came to director Asghar Farhadi's mind. He built the entire plot of the film around this image.
The first film by an Iranian director to win a Golden Globe Award from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
The first Iranian film to win an Academy Award.
Practically the entire film was shot with a handheld camera.
The news about Asghar Farhadi's film winning an «Oscar» was reported only once on Iranian television.
In Iran, the film was released under the title «Nader and Simin: A Separation». The English title of the film retained only the word «Separation».
The first film by an Iranian director to win a Golden Globe Award from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
The first Iranian film to receive an Academy Award (Oscar).
The news that Asghar Farhadi’s film had won an Academy Award (Oscar) was reported only once on Iranian television.
In Iran, the film was released under the title “The Divorce of Nader and Simin.” The English title of the film retained only the word “Divorce.”

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