A Separation

A Separation - Literal translation from Persian: "Separation of Nader from Simin" - (2011) is an Iranian drama written and directed by Asghar Farhadi, and starring Leila Hatami, Peyman Moaadi, Shahab Hosseini, Sareh Bayat and Sarina Farhadi. The story follows an Iranian middle-class couple who separate, and the experiences which follow when the husband hires a lower-class caretaker for his elderly father. "A Separation" has won the official Iranian submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards.

Cast

 * Leila Hatami -as- Simin
 * Peyman Moaadi -as- Nader
 * Shahab Hosseini -as- Houjat
 * Sareh Bayat -as- Razieh
 * Sarina Farhadi -as- Termeh
 * Ali-Asghar Shahbazi -as- Nader's father
 * Shirin Yazdanbakhsh -as- Simin's mother
 * Kimia Hosseini -as- Somayeh
 * Merila Zarei -as- Miss Ghahraei