Drama
Iranian (جدایی نادر از سیمین)
2011 · Directed by Asghar Farhadi · 123 min
A middle-class Tehran couple separate when one wants to leave Iran and the other refuses to abandon his ailing father. A hired caregiver enters the household, and an ordinary domestic arrangement turns into a tangle of obligations, pride and conflicting accounts. Quiet in style, tense in effect.
Why it matters in cinema history
A defining film of the post-2000 Iranian new wave, and a landmark of modern realist drama in which ethics, class and religion are explored through small-scale family conflict.
Watch with intention
Treat the film as a puzzle of perspective: each person is acting from reasons that make sense to them, so resist choosing sides too early.
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