Writer: Asghar Farhadi
Cast: Peyman Moaadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat, Sarina Farhadi
Language: Persian
A married coupled is faced with a difficult decision- to improve their life by moving abroad or to stay in Iran looking after a deteriorating parent who is suffering from Alzheimer's disease. This causes their temporary separation which leads to the hiring of a maid to look after the patient.
The film is captivating from the first scene and the ensemble cast received a much deserved acting award in the Berlin film festival. It also won the best foreign picture award at the academy awards. The story is universal and is not the usual one you would expect from an Iranian film. The film continuously surprised me with its subtlety and the room for interpretation the script is providing for the viewer. It is a masterpiece which deserved all the accolades it got during the awards season.
Rating: 5/5
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