At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdbofficialelcinema
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Family, marriage and kinshipReligious authoritiesThe poor and the worker
Screening Room
- Format
- Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 2011 CE · 1432 AH†
- Countries
- IR
- Languages
- fa (original)
- Approach
- drama of Muslim life
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- جدایی نادر از سیمینA Separationانفصال
Reception
- Award — Academy Award for Best International Feature FilmHistorical
- Award. Golden Bear
- Award. Silver Bear for Best Actress
- Award. Silver Bear for Best Actor
- Award. César Award for Best Foreign Film
- Award. Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
- Award. Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Feature Film
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
Overview
"A Separation" is a film about contemporary Muslim life, released in 2011, produced in Iran, directed by Asghar Farhadi. Its leading performers include Sareh Bayat, Leila Hatami, Peyman Maadi, Shahab Hosseini and Sarina Farhadi. Asghar Farhadi's Oscar-winning film about a divorce entangled in a legal and religious case in Tehran; it places the oath by the Qur'an and piety at the heart of the moral dispute. 1 2
Context and reception
Connections
- Features
- Sareh Bayat· Leila Hatami· Payman Maadi· Shahab Hosseini· Sarina Farhadi· Merila Zarei· Shirin Yazdanbakhsh· Babak Karimi
- Directed by
- Asghar Farhadi
- Written by
- Asghar Farhadi
People and things also explored
Asghar Farhadi· Taj Mahal· Abawan (the two parents)· Justice among co-wives· Obstructing a marriage (adl): the guardian and the husband· Fleshy growth in the wife's womb and the right to annul (afal)· Agriculture in Islam· Ahl al-Kitab (the People of the Book, their status, and the rules on marriage, food, covenant and dealings)
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
- elCinema
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “A Separation”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/infisal-2011/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.