A Separation

A Tehran housewife (Leila Hatami), desirous of a better future for her 11-year-old daughter, seeks to emigrate. While her husband (Peyman Moadi) is sympathetic, he can't bring himself to leave his Alzheimer's-afflicted father. As they start to divorce out of necessity, the husband hires an impoverished woman (Sareh Bayat) as a caregiver, and the stage is set for a complex tragedy to play out in open court. Oscar-winner for Best Foreign Film co-stars Shahab Hosseini, Sarina Farhadi. 123 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: Farsi LCR 3.0, French LCR 3.0; Subtitles: English, French. In Farsi with English subtitles. Region Free