First Iranian Oscar · Jodai-ye Nader az Simin

Culture of origin: Iranian · International

Holiday sources: Iran

Written and directed by Asghar Farhadi, A Separation (2011) follows a middle-class Tehran couple who separate, their daughter caught between them, and the conflict that arises when the husband hires a caregiver for his father, who has Alzheimer's disease. It was the first Iranian film to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It also won the Golden Bear at the Berlin festival, another first for Iran, and the Golden Globe for best foreign-language film.