A Separation
Dir: Asghar Farhadi
2011
*****
A Separation, well deserving of its praise, is an essay on responsibility. It involves different viewpoints of very different people and questions everything from the justice system in Iran to the viewers opinions as to what is right and what is wrong. No one here is really at fault but certainly no one is without some kind of guilt. The film also breaks down quite a few taboo subjects and misconceptions or Iran, Iranians and Iranian customs/beliefs. It's never preachy either, leaving it solely to the viewer to decide, although at times it's not so much choose your hero as it is choose your villain. Refreshing cinema.