An Iranian film ‘A Separation’ was screened at Abhirang Hall, Bharat Bhavan here on Sunday. The movie was screened under weekly film screenings being organized by Chhavi series of classical cinema, Bharat Bhavan.
‘A Separation’ is a 2011 Iranian drama film written and directed by Asghar Farhadi, starring leila Hatami, Peyman Moaadi, Shahab Hosseini, Sareh Bayat, and Sarina Farhadi. Focusing on an Iranian middle-class couple who separate the movie narrates the conflicts that arise when the husband hires a lower-class care giver for his elderly father, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease.
While talking to The Pioneer, in-charge of Chhavi series Narendra Rai said, “Iranian movies hold a great significance as most of the concepts of the movies are picked from the real life incidents. These movies are highly entertaining and good to watch.” Elaborating further he said, “A Separation for that matter is a wonderful movie that has all the elements of an entertainment.”
A Separation won the Academy Award for Best Foreign language Film in 2012, becoming the first Iranian film to win the award. It received the Golden Bear for Best Film and the Silver Bears for Best Actress and Best Actor at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival, becoming the first Iranian film to win the Golden Bear.
It also won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign language Film. The film was nominated for the Best Original Screenplay Academy Award, making it the first non-English film in five years to achieve this. The movie watchers enjoyed the show to the fullest. Many theatre personalities as well as documentary movie makers were noticed at the show.