A Separation
8.3
“Ugly truth, sweet lies.”
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision – to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
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Cast
13 people
Payman Maadi
Nader
Known for
The Night Of
Camp X-Ray
Leila Hatami
Simin
Also in
Leila
Bomb: A Love Story
Shahab Hosseini
Hojjat
Known for
The Salesman
About Elly
Sareh Bayat
Razieh
Known for
Muhammad: The Messenger of God
Sarina Farhadi
Termeh
Known for
A Hero
Ali-Asghar Shahbazi
Nader's Father
Also in
Il était une fois... Une séparation
Merila Zarei
Miss Ghahraii - Termeh's Teacher
Known for
About Elly
Babak Karimi
Interrogator
Known for
The Salesman
The Life Ahead
Kimia Hosseini
Somayyeh - Razieh's Daughter
Also in
Kindergarten operation
Armine Zeytounchian
Mrs. Kalaani
Also in
Here
Rhino
Shirin Yazdanbakhsh
Simin's Mother
Known for
Life and a Day
Mohammad Sajadian
Soldier
No other roles listed
Asghar Farhadi Director · Sattar Oraki Composer Mahmoud Kalari Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $24M · Budget $5M · United States release December 29, 2011
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$24,426,169
Gross vs. budget
4.9×
Production
Asghar Farhadi Productions
Production
Memento Production
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
Dreamlab Films
Production
MPA APSA Academy Film Fund
Production
Iran · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
جدایی نادر از سیمین
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
Persian
Release dates
Iran · February 1, 2011
Premiere · Fajr Film Festival
Iran · March 15, 2011
Theatrical
United States · December 29, 2011
Theatrical
Argentina
May 3, 2012 · Theatrical
Armenia
July 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Australia
March 1, 2012 · Theatrical
Austria
November 18, 2011 · Theatrical
Belgium
June 8, 2011 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 20, 2012 · Theatrical · Imovision
Bulgaria
March 23, 2012 · Theatrical
Canada
January 20, 2012 · Theatrical
Croatia
July 18, 2011 · Theatrical
Czechia
July 5, 2011 · Theatrical
Denmark
November 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Estonia
May 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Finland
November 11, 2011 · Theatrical
France
June 8, 2011 · Theatrical
November 8, 2011 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
April 1, 2017 · Digital · VOD
August 1, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
February 15, 2011 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
July 14, 2011 · Theatrical
Greece
September 29, 2011 · Theatrical
September 7, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
March 1, 2012 · Theatrical
Hungary
August 25, 2011 · Theatrical
Israel
February 16, 2012 · Theatrical
February 10, 2013 · TV
Italy
October 21, 2011 · Theatrical
Japan
April 7, 2012 · Theatrical
Kuwait
June 28, 2012 · Theatrical
Luxembourg
April 28, 2011 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 20, 2012 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 11, 2011 · Theatrical
November 21, 2011 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
June 7, 2014 · TV · Nederland 2
New Zealand
April 19, 2012 · Theatrical
North Macedonia
November 17, 2011 · Theatrical
Norway
December 25, 2011 · Theatrical
Poland
October 7, 2011 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 15, 2011 · Theatrical
Romania
June 3, 2011 · Theatrical
Russia
November 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Singapore
March 8, 2012 · Theatrical
Slovenia
May 23, 2012 · Theatrical
South Africa
July 26, 2011 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 15, 2011 · Theatrical
October 13, 2011 · Theatrical · Re-release
March 14, 2012 · Theatrical · Re-release
Spain
October 7, 2011 · Theatrical · ICAA 205811
Sweden
September 16, 2011 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 8, 2011 · Theatrical
Thailand
June 23, 2011 · Limited theatrical · House RCA exclusive
Türkiye
July 1, 2011 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
October 13, 2011 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 1, 2011 · Limited theatrical
December 6, 2011 · Physical · DVD
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