November 1, 2024 | 1:00PM
Please join us to watch Asghar Farhadi's "A Separation" this Friday at 1:00-3:00 in Harper 150.
A Separation (2011), directed by Asghar Farhadi
Winner of the 2012 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
"When Nader (Payman Maadi), a bank employee, refuses to leave Tehran, his wife, Simin (Leila Hatami) sues for divorce in the hope that she can make a better life for their young daughter abroad. Needing someone to care for his senile father while he's at work, Nader hires Razieh (Sareh Bayat), a married woman whose chador hides her pregnancy. One day, after becoming angry with Razieh, Nader shoves her, and she has a miscarriage, leading Razieh's husband to take Nader to court." (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_separation_2011)