But not this time!! This movie was amazing. It starts simply enough, with a husband and wife in front of a judge. The wife is asking for a divorce as she wants to go to America, and the husband has decided not to go. His father has Alzheimer's and the husband feels he should stay in Iran to be with him. Also at issue is their daughter - would she stay in Iran or go?
It doesn't matter, because the judge denies the divorce - her reasons for a divorce were "not good enough". Ish. That's scary. The mom moves out for a while. The dad gets a housekeeper to clean and help look after his dad. Things do not go well with the housekeeper. There is an altercation, and she falls.
Things get very interesting at this point. The truth of what happened is not apparent. It is complicated by motivations, prior lies, off screen activity and untold stories. There is only one person who behaves well, in my opinion. And some definitely behave worse then others. Pay attention to what the father says to his daughter as things develop, and the pressure he puts on her as the situation evolves.
And I loved the ending. Pick this one up - it's a great film.
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