Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does A Separation end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Separation scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Separation violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is A Separation easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

A Separation

Name: A Separation
Genre: Drama
Released: 2011
Duration: 123 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Leila Hatami, Payman Maadi, Sareh Bayat, Sarina Farhadi, Shahab Hosseini

Ugly truth, sweet lies.

Directed by Asghar Farhadi

Produced by Asghar Farhadi Productions, Memento Production

2011123 min7.9 / 10

A morally complex family drama that uses a custody dispute and caregiving crisis to excavate the irreconcilable tensions between duty, desire, and survival.

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.

Clusters

Coping With Loss Morally Ambiguous Crime Dramas Slow Emotional Collapse Immigrants and Exiles Family and Marriage Problems

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Emigration Class Alzheimer's Disease Teheran (tehran), Iran Money Maid Divorce Iran Caregiver Marital Separation Family Argument

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Questions people ask

Is A Separation sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Does A Separation end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is A Separation scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is A Separation violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is A Separation easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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