A Separation

Name: A Separation
Released: 2011
Cast: Leila Hatami, Payman Maadi, Sareh Bayat, Sarina Farhadi, Shahab Hosseini

2011 · Movie · PG-13

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Audience evidenceThe verdict — who this is for, by the receipts

Made first for older women 1

A Separation's audience scores lean most toward older women at 80 of 100 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Middle Eastern and below it for White and Black 3. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 9 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 4.

The receipts — every claim above is sourced

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Audience scoreolder women 80 of 100 is the top quadrant.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Middle Eastern 100, White 2, Black 31.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 9 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

A married couple are 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.