A Separation | 2.54cm barrier

A Separation | 2.54cm barrier

From Quiet On Set Podcast by Quiet On Set

March 31, 2026 · 43 min

About this episode

Ewan and Kevin discuss the themes and implications of Asghar Farhadi's Oscar-winning film A Separation.

On the first standalone episode of the 2.54cm Barrier, Ewan and Kevin discuss Asghar Farhadi's Oscar-winning A Separation (2011). A married couple is faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer’s disease. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quiet ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠On Set Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please rate and review us on Spotify & Apple Podcast. It helps out a lot! Join our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ewan ⁠⁠⁠Youtube ⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Lachlan ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kevin ⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ Connor ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ Quiet On Set Podcast is a show hosted by Ewan Graf & Lachlan Thiele.

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Hosts: Kevin, Ewan Graf

Topics covered

  • A Separation
  • Asghar Farhadi
  • film analysis
  • marriage
  • family

Keywords

  • Oscar-winning
  • Iran
  • Alzheimer's disease
  • parenting
  • decision making

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: A Separation, the 2.54cm, Oscar, Quiet On Set Podcast

Places: Iran

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