Things that make me happy... A Separation...the foreign film

Things that make me happy... A Separation...the foreign film

The foreign film "A Separation" is currently showing in art house theaters and won the academy award for foreign film this year. This Iranian film directed by Asghar Faradi, and starring Leila Hatami, Peyman Moaadi, and Shahab Hosseini is about life in current day Iran. The movie starts with a couple going through a separation after 14 years of marriage. This is a story about family drama and how families deal with tragedy, hardship, and the legal system in Iran.  The best part of the film is the indirect mystery as you watch the legal system work to discover what occurred during a incident where a woman suffers a tragedy. How families are affected and how life in an Islamic country mixes the old with the new. 

Behind the scene making of the movie with director.

Pros
1. Director took his time to tell this great story
2. The performance by the cast was excellent especially the husband and the domestic help.
3. Its is a drama told as a suspense mystery of sorts... You have to see discover this clever mystery
4. This one of the few story in the west about life in a Islamic country. Iran is not what you expected but life is different.

Cons
1. For those that don't like subtitles this is not for you. Not only subtitles but they speak rapidly and it takes a moment catch up.
2. None of the actors are recognizable to a US audience, but their performance are great none the less.
3. This is a slow drama so no big action scenes but there is suspense to keep you captivated.



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