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  14. St. Petersburg Kinoforum Selects 'Best of the Best' for Competition Lineup

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  15. 'Nader and Simin' Wins Berlin Film Festival's Top Prize (Berlin)

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    10:55 am PST 2/19/2011
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    Golden Bear given to Iranian drama, which also takes top acting prizes. READ MORE

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  16. Iranian Film 'Nader and Simin' Is Clear Front Runner for Berlin's Golden Bear (Berlin)

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Summary

Simin (Leila Hatami) wants to leave Iran with her husband Nader (Peyman Moadi) and daughter Termeh (played by the director’s daughter Sarina Farhadi). When Nader refuses to leave behind his Alzheimer-suffering father, Simin sues for divorce.

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