The situation takes a turn when Simin decides to file for divorce, and Nader agrees to it. However, things become complicated when they hire a maid, Razieh (played by Sareh Bayat), and her husband, Hodjat (played by Shahir Foroughi), to take care of Termeh. When Razieh's husband is injured on the job, Nader agrees to let Razieh bring her husband to their home to recover. This decision sets off a chain of events that lead to a tragic accident, which ultimately results in a court case and a divided family.
Because A Separation has a long opening credit sequence (about 90 seconds before dialogue begins), many subtitle files start syncing after the studio logo. If your subtitles are garbled immediately, scroll to the 2-minute mark. If they are fine there, you just need to trim the start time using a tool like "Subtitle Edit." A Separation English Subtitles
If you want to watch on a TV via USB or send the file to a friend who isn't tech-savvy, you need to "hardcode" the subtitles (burn them into the video). Here is the simplest method using HandBrake (free software). The situation takes a turn when Simin decides
Do not use sites that auto-generate subtitles using AI from the original audio. Persian/Farsi is a pro-drop language (where subject pronouns are frequently omitted). AI often incorrectly assigns actions to the wrong character (e.g., assuming the husband is speaking when it is actually the wife), which ruins the film's central conflict. This decision sets off a chain of events
If you downloaded the popular 720p/1080p YIFY (YTS) rip of the film, their internal subtitles are surprisingly good. They synced the official Sony Pictures Classics translation directly to their encode. You can find the specific YIFY .srt file on YTS subtitles mirrors.