Robin and Carolina get into the autumn spirit with the incredibly successful Iranian domestic drama 'A Separation'. 

Politics include:  why not every Iranian film has to be about Iranian politics, how every Iranian film necessarily ends up being at least a little bit about Iranian politics, and the very universal need for directors to pick beautiful actors to portray normal people going about their normal lives. 

More about Iranian cinema, 

• Director Ashgar Farhadi being very oblique about his film and Iranian politics in this 2012 interview
• How women are actually treated in Iran these days
• Why Simin was not alone in wanting to leave the country

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