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Release Date:
6 June 2009 (Iran)
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Plot:
It's a story about three Iranian families who are traveling to North of Iran in order that they can...
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6 wins
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About Elly Picked Up by Here Films
(From Tribeca Film. 29 June 2009, 2:30 AM, PDT)
Tribeca Awards 2009
(From Alternative Film Guide. 1 May 2009, 10:48 PM, PDT)
(From Tribeca Film. 29 June 2009, 2:30 AM, PDT)
Tribeca Awards 2009
(From Alternative Film Guide. 1 May 2009, 10:48 PM, PDT)
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Probably the best in Iranian cinema history
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Golshifteh Farahani | ... | Sepideh |
 | Shahab Hosseini | ... | Ahmad |
 | Taraneh Alidoosti | ... | Elly |
| Merila Zare'i | ... | Shohreh |
| Mani Haghighi | ... | Amir |
| Peyman Moaadi | ... | Peyman |
| Ra'na Azadivar | ... | Naazi |
| Ahmad Mehranfar | ... | Manoochehr |
| Saber Abbar | ... | Alireza |
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Also Known As:
About Elly (Europe: English title) (festival title) (International: English title)
Majhul-ol-hovye/Unidentified (Iran: Persian title) (working title)
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Majhul-ol-hovye/Unidentified (Iran: Persian title) (working title)
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119 min | Germany:119 min (Berlin International Film Festival)
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President Ahmadinejad ordered this film to be screened at the Fajr Film Festival.
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Song For Eli
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There are no words to explain this masterpiece. Keeps you busy for a few days, makes you think about it, and just leaves you in awe.
The film starts with a simple plot, and ends with much more simplicity. Farhadi proves to be a real master in storytelling. He is believed to be one of the best script writers in Iran. But now he seems to be alone on top, far from his other fellow cinematographers.
The cast is great, but so is the director. No other Iranian movie has ever been as smart as About Elly in directing the actors and putting the viewer inside the locations of the film, between the act and close to the story. The camera acts as one of the key elements in the movie and the story. Without even a single note of music, and making good use of spectacular dialogs, the 2 hour journey will come to an end in a shocking way.
About Elly was honored the best film by Iranian film critics, with a sweeping 17 from 19 votes.