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Asghar Farhadi

A Separation

Name: A Separation
Genre: Drama
Released: 2011
Duration: 123 min

جدایی نادر از سیمین

Persian / 2011 / 2h 3m

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Drama

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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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