London
(ANI):
Iranian
film
'Nader
and
Simin:
A
Separation" has
won
the
Golden
Bear
award
at
the
Berlin
Film
Festival
along
with
best
acting
prizes.
The
film,
which
was
directed
by
Asghar
Farhadi,
who
won
best
director
at
Berlin
two
years
ago
for
his
film
'About
Elly",
tells
of
a
troubled
marriage.
“I
never
would
have
thought
that
I
would
win
this
prize," the
BBC
quoted
him
as
saying.
He
said
the
film"s
victory
offered
“a
very
good
opportunity
to
think
of
the
people
of
my
country,
the
country
I
grew
up
in,
the
country
where
I
learned
my
stories
-
a
great
people".
Farhadi,
38,
paid
tribute
to
fellow
Iranian
Jafar
Panahi
who
could
not
sit
on
the
Berlin
jury
after
he
was
jailed
on
charges
of
working
against
his
government.
“I
really
think
his
problem
will
be
solved
and
I
would
like
him
to
stand
here
next
year,"
Farhadi
said.
The
best
actor
award
went
to
Peyman
Moaadi,
and
Leila
Hatami,
picked
up
the
best
actress
award.