Iran's 'A Separation' wins best foreign language film Oscar
HOLLYWOOD: Iran's "A Separation," a taut family drama, on Sunday took home the Oscar for best foreign language film, after winning a series of other awards season prizes. The Iranian film...
February 27, 2012
The Iranian film triumphed over Belgium's "Bullhead," "Footnote" (Israel), "In Darkness" (Poland) and "Monsieur Lazhar" (Canada).
The movie -- which sets out a deep social expose of the Islamic republic of today in a simple story starting with a divorce -- explores the themes of love, lies, honor and unintended consequences with psychological nuance. (AFP)
