A Separation
What use is a rigid law structure if it barely comprehends the complexities of human existence?
A couple considering divorce, Nader (Peyman Moadi) and Simin (Leila Hatami), get entangled in a messy set of events after a caretaker, Rezia (Sareh Bayat), hired by Nader for his Alzheimer-ridden father (Ali-Asghar Shahbazi) makes a mistake so costly that it almost causes the patient to die. Frustrated by her incompetence, Nader pushes Rezia, causing her miscarriage and enraging her hot-headed husband, Hodjat (Shahab Hosseini).
In A Separation, there are no good or bad guys, you may disagree with their decisions or actions but can see the logic behind it. Rezia leaving behind the patient might seem irresponsible but she has a good reason and so does Nader for being irrational. Slowly, lies get revealed that make things clearer but don't answer the question of whose position is morally just, such is the power of the screenplay written by Asghar Farhadi.
The performances are raw and powerful. You can sense their worries, their frustration and their moral dilemma. The tight claustrophobic cinematography helps to see their emotions in full-fledged glory.
A Separation questions the position of laws being so unyielding that it doesn't have a place for human intricacies. It isn't interested in who is right but questions the authority of a judicial system solely guided by religion instead of human principles and values.