Jodaeiye Nader az Simin

"Ugly truth, sweet lies."

Mar 16 2011 PG-13 2h 3m
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.

Plot

Nader (Payman Maadi) and Simin (Leila Hatami) argue about living abroad. Simin prefers to live abroad to provide better opportunities for their only daughter, Termeh. However, Nader refuses to go because he thinks he must stay in Iran and take care of his father (Ali-Asghar Shahbazi), who suffers from Alzheimers. However, Simin is determined to get a divorce and leave the country with her daughter.

Written by

Asghar Farhadi

Directed by

Asghar Farhadi

Production Countries

Iran

Production Companies

MPA APSA Academy Film Fund, Dreamlab Films, Asghar Farhadi Productions

Languages

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 88 wins & 52 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
276,310
Average Rating
8.3 out of 10
Metascore
95
Popularity
NA