A Separation, 2011 ★★★★★

I expected Kramer v. Kramer or Marriage Story, and it was, but it was much more layered than that. It's about the repercussions and frustrations of caring for a parent with Alzheimer's; it's about people pushed to lie to do right by their loved ones; it's about fear of doing the wrong things and being judged by your loved ones.

Details

• Release Date: February 15, 2011
• Genre: Drama
• Original Language: Persian
• Budget: $5,000,000
• Top 5 Billed Cast: Leila Hatami, Payman Maadi, Sareh Bayat, Sarina Farhadi, Shahab Hosseini
• Director: Asghar Farhadi
• Producer: Asghar Farhadi, Negar Eskandarfar
• Writer: Asghar Farhadi

Summary

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.