The film premiered on 9 February 2011 at the 29th Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran . Six days later it played in Competition at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival . Farhadi had previously competed at the festival 's 2009 edition with '' About Elly '' , for which he had received the Silver Bear for Best Director . '' A Separation '' was distributed in Iran through Filmiran . Distribution rights for the United Kingdom were acquired by Artificial Eye
Fajr International Film Festival
Fajr International Film Festival
A Separation