Director Asghar Farhadi's first idea for the movie was the image of a man washing his father who had Alzheimer's. He built the rest of the film around that scene.
The film has no musical score, except during the end credits.
First Iranian film to win an Oscar.
Director Asghar Farhadi made a speech at the House of Cinema Film Festival in support of Iranian filmmakers who were banned from making movies, including Bahman Ghobadi and imprisoned filmmaker Jafar Panahi. In retaliation, Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance stopped filming for 10 days.
The director's daughter, Sarina Farhadi, who plays Termeh, shared the Best Actress (ensemble) Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.