A Separation (2011)
Directed by Asghar
Farhadi this Iranian film won the 2012 Oscar for best foreign
language film and stars Leila Hatami and Peyman Moaadi. An Iranian
woman wants to leave the country and her husband wishes to stay so
they plan to divorce.
What this film does
really well is give an insight into life in Iran and shows the
divisions in the country over class and religion. Given the levels of
censorship in Iran the film manages to hint that the reasons the wife
wishes to leave the country without openly criticising the ruling
regime. There are some good performances, the script is clearly the
highlight of the piece with it's well thought out motivations and
reveals.
4/5
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