This is part of my current interest in non English language movies.
It is about empathy, humanity and love.
It is also about gender, class, justice and honour.
How the two sets merge in a society ruled by moral and religious upbringing.
Everyone is right in how they see their situation and the problem. Religious beliefs are weightier than the law.
An Iranaian movie steeped in the diktats of Islamic Law. A peep into their society.
The story is very touching and a modern day occurrence for many families today, single adult children and old sickly parents.
The struggle to provide for the younger generation without ignoring the growing needs of the older generation
It is sad that the child is a pawn and is dragged around and entrusted with so much responsibility at a young age.
The movie never shows the young girl playing or talking with friends, instead it is always about duties.
Divorce one would assume in such a religious orthodox setting, would come with its stigma, but we see the woman emboldened to make decisions which she feels would be beneficial to her child.
The differences which never existed and seemed unacceptable for a cause for separation at the beginning, by the end of the movie becomes irreconcilable.
So beautifully has the situation been portrayed to reflect the changing relationship
A film filled with love without expectations.
An investigator filled with sympathy, but ruled by the law.
The housekeeper filled with remorse, guided by only her religious beliefs
The head of the house filled with desperation, laced with guilt
The child filled with sadness, governed by ethics
The mother filled with purpose, driven by love.
"A Separation" won an Oscar Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2012
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