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A Separation

A Separation (2011)

PG-13 2h 3m 8.0/10 IMDb
Drama

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.

Director: Asghar Farhadi

Cast: Leila Hatami, Payman Maadi, Sareh Bayat, Sarina Farhadi, Shahab Hosseini

Content Warnings

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a parent (referenced)Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirth (referenced)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation

Violence & Physical Harm

Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse
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