A Separation

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The Salesman wins best foreign language Oscar
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Foreign language Oscar nominees decry 'climate of fanaticism in US'
All six directors up for this year’s prize – including Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, who is boycotting the ceremony – have issued a statement blaming ‘leading politicians’ for inciting fear and bigotry across the world

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Clip joint: international child actors
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Iran cancels ceremony to honour A Separation director
Authorities deny permit for event which Asghar Farhadi, who directed the Oscar-winning Iranian film, was expected to attend

Ben Child

13, Mar, 2012 @10:16 AM

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Israeli audiences flock to Iran's Oscar-winning A Separation
A Separation draws large audiences in Israel as director Asghar Farhadi's Oscar acceptance speech airs on Iranian state TV

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28, Feb, 2012 @2:29 PM

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Oscar success of A Separation celebrated back home in Iran
Iranians take to social media to praise Academy-award winning film condemned by Islamic Republic, says Saeed Kamali Dehghan

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27, Feb, 2012 @8:21 AM

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Oscars 2012: A Separation wins best foreign language film

A Separation, an Iranian drama about a couple considering a divorce, wins best foreign language film at the 2012 Oscars

27, Feb, 2012 @2:10 AM

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A Separation's Asghar Farhadi: 'We need the audience to think'
Saeed Kamali Dehghan: The director of award-winning Iranian drama A Separation talks about his film-making choices and living in Iran

Saeed Kamali Dehghan

15, Jul, 2011 @3:54 PM

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A Separation can't be divorced from Iranian politics
Asghar Farhadi's intense domestic drama is eloquent of wider problems in the country where it is set

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05, Jul, 2011 @12:13 PM

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A Separation – review

The conflicts and contradictions at the heart of Iranian society are explored to brilliant effect in this tale of a couple going through a messy divorce, writes Jason Solomons

Jason Solomons

02, Jul, 2011 @11:05 PM

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A Separation – review

This powerful, complex Iranian drama centres on a conflict that cuts across boundaries of gender and class. By Peter Bradshaw

Peter Bradshaw

30, Jun, 2011 @2:00 PM

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