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About Elly

Darbareye Elly

Iran

2009

119 Min
Color
1.85:1
Farsi, German
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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DIR Asghar Farhadi

PROD Asghar Farhadi, Simaye Mehr, Mahmoud Razavi

SCR Asghar Farhadi, Azad Jafarian

DP Hossein Jafarian

CAST Golshifteh Farahani, Taraneh Alidoosti, Mani Haghighi, Merila Zarei, Shahab Hosseini

ED Haydeh Safi-Yari

PROD DES Asghar Farhadi

MUSIC Andrea Bauer

London (Film on the Square), AFI FEST, São Paulo, Berlinale (Competition): Best Director, Tribeca: Best Narrative Feature, Abu Dhabi (World Cinema Showcase)

Synopsis

After many years living in Germany, Ahmad is visiting Iran. His old university friends organize a three-day break on the Caspian Sea. The joyful Sepideh plans the reunion but, unbeknownst to her colleagues, invites Elly, her daughter’s nursery school teacher. Ahmad, exiting an unhappy German marriage, would like to settle down with an Iranian woman. The friends, realizing why Sepideh has invited Elly, pay her particular attention and laud her qualities.

On the second day an incident occurs which leads to Elly’s disappearance. The joyful atmosphere evaporates as the friends try to understand how and why she is no longer there. Panic sets in. The friends become judgmental and try to find fault in Elly’s character. The group’s opinion of Elly veers from those of the first day, until at last the truth is out. –Regent Releasing

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Melike Tomris Önder

21Sep11

I mostly love the sounds of wave. it is accompanying the characters thoughout the film. so influential and touching...

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sharunasbresson

28Jul11

I don't understand all the hype. Is it for the theme and its political implications? not enough for me. no way can i stand a film where everything is spoken out loudly and without the shadow of a nuance. a bad american movie with an iranian facade to justifies all its flaws.

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giu17raffa

17Jul11

I think that's a really interesting movie to understand the iranian sociaty and values. Good actors and nice plot.

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kelvanE

11May11

Uncovering all the layers to get to the heart of it.

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By -VAHID- on February 24, 2010

it is great movie with great shots and well directing that shows Iranian new middle class crowd and their problems.it’s movie about humanity and human responses in the difficult situations that always…  read review

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By Thorste​n on June 3, 2009

Great film. In the beginning it’s a joyful multi person piece, with everybody talking, with overlapping dialogue in an almost Altman-esque way. People are teasing one another and burst out into song…  read review

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