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Iranian director, Asghar Farhadi was the center of attention at the closing ceremony of this year’s 61st Berlin International Film Festival with his film ”Nader and Simin, a Separation” swept multiple categories by taking the Golden Bear for Best Film, with Best Actor and Actress prizes split among the films’ ensemble male and female cast, which included the director’s teenage daughter, Sarina. The film tells about an enlightening look at class, gender and religious issues in Iran, set within a globally accessible story of a disintegrating marriage complicated by an elderly parent and hopeful children.

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Every February, the city of Berlin bask in the glamour and glitz as it hosts the International Film Festival, called “Berlinale“. This year, the Berlinale celebrated its 60th anniversary and took place from 11th to 21th FEB. Chinese director Wang Quan-An’s “Apart Together”, story of the bittersweet reunion of a couple divided for decades across the Taiwan Strait, won the Silver Bear for the Best Screenplay.

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