Venue: Film Forum (209 W Houston St, New York, NY 10014, Box Office:212-727-8110)
Date: playing now
Show times: 1:15, 4:00, 6:45, 9:10

Note: Writer/director Asghar Farhadi will be at the 1:15pm show tomorrow, January 10th to do a Q and A at Film Forum! More information at their site!

Directed By Asghar Farhadi
Starring: Leila Hatami, Peyman Moadi, Shahab Hosseini and Sareh Bayat
Website: http://www.sonyclassics.com/aseparation

Story

Set in contemporary Iran, A SEPARATION is a compelling drama about the dissolution of a marriage. Simin wants to leave Iran with her husband Nader and daughter Termeh. Simin sues for divorce when Nader refuses to leave behind his Alzheimer-suffering father. Her request having failed, Simin returns to her parents’ home, but Termeh decides to stay with Nader. When Nader hires a young woman to assist with his father in his wife’s absence, he hopes that his life will return to a normal state. However, when he discovers that the new maid has been lying to him, he realizes that there is more on the line than just his marriage.