“A Separation” to open Iranian Film Week in Cuba

TEHRAN,March 4(MNA) – Iranian Oscar-winning film “A Separation” will open the Iranian Film Week which will be held from April 9 to 16 in Havana, Cuba. Asghar Farhadi’s “A Seperation” won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar at the 2012 Academy Awards ceremony. Premiered in Iran with the title “Nader and Simin, a Separation”, the film won Crystal Simorghs in five categories at the Fajr festival, including the best director and best screenwriter awards. The film repeated its success at the 2011 Berlinale, where Farhadi received a Golden Bear for the best film and its cast ensemble received best actor and actress Silver Bears. The film also brought Farhadi and his colleagues many major and minor awards at other international events. “A Separation” tells the story of a middle-class urban couple that is planning to divorce.