A Separation (2011) + Introduction By Tina Gharavi
Part of the Nowrūz And Persian Films
| Director: | Asghar Farhadi |
|---|---|
| Certificate: | BBFC PG |
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| Format: | DVD |
| Language: | Persian |
| Country: | Iran |
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.
The stand out film of the 2011 Berlin Film Festival and winner of the Golden Bear, A SEPARATION is a suspenseful and intelligent drama detailing the fractures and tensions at the heart of Iranian society.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjTkXGRhy9w
+ Introduction by a BAFTA nominated film director Tina Gharavi (I am Nasrine)
"Tina Gharavi, founder of Bridge + Tunnel, was born in Iran yet educated in the US and France. She is currently lectures in Digital Media at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is a favoured speaker internationally (including the odd after-dinner speech). In her spare time, Tina dreams of becoming a beekeeper in Iran."
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Other films in the Nowrūz And Persian Films:
20
Film: Frontier Blues (2009)
20 Mar 2013, 7:30 p.m.
On Iran's northern frontier with Turkmenistan, the land of "heartbreak and tractors", first time director Babak Jalali mines absurdist humour and quiet pathos from the immutable routines of a stranded group of men.
27
Film: Offside (2006)
27 Mar 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Girls try to watch a World Cup qualifying match in Stadium but are forbidden by law because of their sex. The film was inspired by the director's daughter, who decided to attend a game anyway. The film was shot in Iran but its screening was banned there
31
Film: At Five In The Afternoon (2003) Panj É Asr
31 Mar 2013, 7:30 p.m.
A story of an ambitious young woman trying to gain an education in Afghanistan after the defeat of the Taliban. The title comes from a Federico García Lorca poem and is a tale of flourishing against the odds.
04
Film: Taste Of Cherry (1997) Ta'm E Guilass
4 Apr 2013, 7:30 p.m.
Mr.Badii is planning to commit suicide and desperately seeks anyone to assist him - he has already dug out the grave in the mountains, but the assistant will have to bury him when he will do the deed.