A Separation
2011 2h 3m movie Film

A Separation

جدایی نادر از سیمین

“Ugly truth, sweet lies.”

A Separation sits in the top 5% of Other Asia films on this catalog — ranked #28 of 547 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

جدایی نادر از سیمین

“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.

The 2010–2012 Other Asia Window

63 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. A Separation sits at position #5.

  1. Omar
    #1

    Omar

    ★ 9.1 · 2012

  2. Al Bernameg
    #2

    Al Bernameg

    ★ 8.6 · 2011

  3. From Iran, a Separation
    #3

    From Iran, a Separation

    ★ 8.6 · 2011

  4. Asmaa
    #4

    Asmaa

    ★ 8.2 · 2011

  5. A Separation

    #5

    A Separation

    ★ 7.9 · 2011

  6. The Act of Killing
    #6

    The Act of Killing

    ★ 7.7 · 2012

  7. Here Without Me
    #7

    Here Without Me

    ★ 7.7 · 2011

  8. Microphone
    #8

    Microphone

    ★ 7.7 · 2011

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with A Separation. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2010s Other Asia Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Separation premiered. 226 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$5.0M
Budget
$24.4M
Revenue
$19.4M
Net Profit
4.9×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 3m runtime, production spent $41K per minute on screen and earned $199K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

7.9
TMDB Rating
1,568
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #28 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (95th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.3 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.

Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #18 of 356 (top 5%).

Production Details

Primary Country Other Asia
All Production Countries Australia, France, Iran
Original Language Persian
Production Companies Asghar Farhadi Productions, Dreamlab Films, MPA APSA Academy Film Fund, Memento Films Production
Runtime 2h 3m
Release Date February 15, 2011
IMDb tt1832382

Themes & Motifs

  • emigration
  • class
  • alzheimer's disease
  • teheran (tehran)
  • iran
  • money
  • maid
  • divorce
  • iran
  • caregiver
  • marital separation
  • family argument

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