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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (0) Slideshow Follow Reuters Acclaimed Iranian film triumphs in Berlin Tweet Share this Link this By Mike Collett-White and Annika Breidthardt BERLIN (Reuters) - Iranian drama "Nader and Simin: A Separation" won the Golden Bear for best picture at the Berlin film festival on Saturday, while its ensemble cast also picked up the best actor and... Email Print Factbox Berlin film festival prize winners Sat, Feb 19 2011 Analysis & Opinion SRK’s new look in Don 2 May one moan about the royal wedding? Related Topics Entertainment » Fashion » Film » 1 / 2 Iranian director Asghar Farhadi and actress Sarina Farhadi (C) of the film 'Jodaeiye Nadar Az Simin' ('Nadar and Simin, A Seperation') pose with the Golden Bear award for Best Film during the awards ceremony at the 61st Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February February 19, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch By Mike Collett-White and Annika Breidthardt BERLIN | Mon Feb 21, 2011 9:05am EST BERLIN (Reuters) - Iranian drama "Nader and Simin: A Separation" won the Golden Bear for best picture at the Berlin film festival on Saturday, while its ensemble cast also picked up the best actor and actress prizes on a triumphant night. Director Asghar Farhadi's portrayal of a marriage in crisis was firm favorite for the coveted award, and its victory was the first for an Iranian picture, Berlin organizers said. In the movie, one family is pitted against another in a gripping legal tussle which highlights the gap between middle class "intellectuals" and poorer, traditional Iranians for whom religious beliefs and honor tend to be more important. It was praised for its subtle exploration of Iran's class divisions and religious conservatism, which it managed to combine with the tension of a crime thriller. The acting awards were a bonus for Farhadi, whose daughter Sarina starred. Farhadi paid tribute to fellow Iranian film maker Jafar Panahi, who was unable to accept Berlin's invitation to sit on the main jury after being sentenced to six years in jail and banned from making movies or traveling abroad for 20 years. He stands accused of inciting opposition protests in 2009 and making a film without permission, and his sentence has caused an outcry in the movie making world. "I want to remind you of Jafar Panahi," Farhadi told the glitzy awards ceremony. "I really think his problem will be solved, and I hope he will be the one standing here next year." When asked to speak about the situation in Iran, he replied: "I can either say what you want me to say and the result would be that I get into trouble and couldn't make films anymore. "Or I can say as much as I'm allowed to and continue making films. I prefer making my films. I'm not a hero, I'm a film maker," he told reporters, adding that he spoke to Panahi after receiving the Golden Bear. Panahi's absence was marked with an empty chair alongside jury head Isabella Rossellini at the opening press conference, and some German media have dubbed this year's cinema showcase the "Iranian Berlinale." DARK TALE OF A HORSE The runner-up film prize went to Hungarian director Bela Tarr's black-and-white "The Turin Horse," a slow-moving, bleak feature about a farmer and his daughter's forsaken lives in a windswept, isolated house. The love-it-or-loathe-it picture, which Tarr has said would be his last, sharply divided critics, but its stark images, sparse dialogue and relentlessly droning score were considered among the most memorable at this year's festival. "That is true it is my last film. The last so-called Tarr film," he told reporters after receiving his award. "I believe that in this film everything comes together. 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