Synopsis
The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.
Key facts
Cast
Taraneh Alidoosti, Golshifteh Farahani, Shahab Hosseini, Merila Zarei, Mani Haghighi, Payman Maadi, Rana Azadivar, Ahmad Mehranfar
Original language
German
First release
June 6, 2009 (Iran)
Awards
Silver Bear for Best Director
Setting
Caspian Sea
Crew
Screenplay
Asghar Farhadi
Producer
Asghar Farhadi, Mahmoud Razavi, Simaye Mehr
Cinematography
Hossein Jafarian
Editing
Hayedeh Safiyari
Music
Andrea Bauer
Trailer
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Festival History
- Berlin International Film Festival 2009 generic
- BFI London Film Festival 2009 generic
- São Paulo International Film Festival 2009 generic
- Seattle International Film Festival 2009 generic
- Tribeca Film Festival 2009 generic ★ Best Narrative Feature
Titles
| Alternate title | À propos d'Elly | |
| Alternate title | About Elly |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Iran | June 6, 2009 |
| Theatrical | France | September 9, 2009 |
| Streaming | Japan | September 21, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | January 1, 2010 |
| Theatrical | Italy | June 18, 2010 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | September 23, 2010 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | September 14, 2012 |
| Classification | Germany | 12 |
Versions & editions
| Original version (Persian) | ||
| Home video | Netherlands | November 30, 2010 |
| Home video | United States | August 25, 2015 |
Full credits
| Director | Asghar Farhadi |
| Cast | Taraneh Alidoosti (Elly), Golshifteh Farahani (Sepideh), Shahab Hosseini (Ahmad), Merila Zarei (Shohreh), Mani Haghighi (Amir), Payman Maadi (Peyman), Rana Azadivar (Naazi), Ahmad Mehranfar (Manoochehr), Saber Abar (Alireza), Milad BagheriFard (Manouchehr's Brother), Sajjad Dolati (Mehran), Matin Fatourechi (Arash), Abolfazl Heidari (Hamed), Ehsan Nazari (Mohamad), Masoud Naziri (Alireza), Mohamad Ramezani Pour (Pilot), Farshid Pourasghar (Farshid), Amir Hossein Rezaee (Arvin Sahandi), Az Rhmti (Ali), Kian Rostami (Hamed), Sasan Saeedi (Ali), Fardin Samadi (Saber), Sepehrchavoshi (Shahab), Parvaneh Tanha (Parvaneh), Kova Tilavpur (Jami), Nick Tonez (Sam), Amirhossein Yousefi (Masoud), Amin Zebarjad |
| Screenplay | Asghar Farhadi |
| Story | Azad Jafarian |
| Producer | Asghar Farhadi, Mahmoud Razavi, Simaye Mehr |
| Cinematography | Hossein Jafarian |
| Editing | Hayedeh Safiyari |
| Music | Andrea Bauer |
| Production design | Asghar Farhadi |
| Sound | Hassan Zahedi, Nick Tonez |
| Costumes | Asghar Farhadi |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
