A Separation
Release date: 2011-02-15
Votes: 1881
Genres: Drama
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.
Reviews
Andres Gomez
Great movie around and simple yet neat story with great characters, script and performances. You can totally believe the story is just happening at your building stairs.
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