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About Elly

Original title: Darbareye Elly
  • 20092009
  • 12A12A
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
52K
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Golshifteh Farahani in Darbareye Elly (2009)
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DramaMystery

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.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.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.

IMDb RATING
8.0/10
52K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Asghar Farhadi
  • Writers
    • Asghar Farhadi(screenplay)
    • Azad Jafarian(story)
  • Stars
    • Golshifteh Farahani
    • Shahab Hosseini
    • Taraneh Alidoosti
Top credits
  • Director
    • Asghar Farhadi
  • Writers
    • Asghar Farhadi(screenplay)
    • Azad Jafarian(story)
  • Stars
    • Golshifteh Farahani
    • Shahab Hosseini
    • Taraneh Alidoosti
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 98User reviews
    • 149Critic reviews
    • 87Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 20 wins & 13 nominations

    Videos2

    About Elly
    Trailer 1:44
    About Elly
    About Elly (Trailer)
    Trailer 1:45
    About Elly (Trailer)

    Photos37

    Taraneh Alidoosti in Darbareye Elly (2009)
    Golshifteh Farahani in Darbareye Elly (2009)
    Golshifteh Farahani and Taraneh Alidoosti in Darbareye Elly (2009)
    Shahab Hosseini in Darbareye Elly (2009)
    Asghar Farhadi in Darbareye Elly (2009)
    Golshifteh Farahani in Darbareye Elly (2009)
    Payman Maadi in Darbareye Elly (2009)
    Merila Zare'i and Payman Maadi in Darbareye Elly (2009)
    Darbareye Elly (2009)
    Golshifteh Farahani in Darbareye Elly (2009)
    Shahab Hosseini, Payman Maadi, Mani Haghighi, and Ahmad Mehranfar in Darbareye Elly (2009)
    Darbareye Elly (2009)

    Top cast

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    Golshifteh Farahani
    Golshifteh Farahani
    • Sepidehas Sepideh
    Shahab Hosseini
    Shahab Hosseini
    • Ahmadas Ahmad
    Taraneh Alidoosti
    Taraneh Alidoosti
    • Ellyas Elly
    Merila Zare'i
    Merila Zare'i
    • Shohrehas Shohreh
    Mani Haghighi
    Mani Haghighi
    • Amiras Amir
    Payman Maadi
    Payman Maadi
    • Peymanas Peyman
    • (as Peyman Moaadi)
    Ra'na Azadivar
    Ra'na Azadivar
    • Naazias Naazi
    Ahmad Mehranfar
    Ahmad Mehranfar
    • Manoochehras Manoochehr
    Saber Abar
    Saber Abar
    • Alirezaas Alireza
    • (as Saber Abbar)
    Abbas Abedini
    • Hoomanas Hooman
    Amirhossein Aghayarifar
    • Arashas Arash
    Amir Arsalan Alebouyeh
    Amir Arsalan Alebouyeh
    • Peymanas Peyman
    Nasrin Azimi
    • Wife (Alireza)as Wife (Alireza)
    Amir Bay
    • Agha Rezaas Agha Reza
    Amir Bengard
    • Amir Bengardas Amir Bengard
    Amir Bengard
    • Mamalooas Mamaloo
    Keyvan Beygi
    • Kidsas Kids
    Shahram Bahrami Bilehsavar
    • Alirezaas Alireza
    • Director
      • Asghar Farhadi
    • Writers
      • Asghar Farhadi(screenplay) (story)
      • Azad Jafarian(story)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    A group of former classmates of a University with their families plans to go for a picnic to the Caspian seashore where Sepideh, the organizer of the trip, invites Elly who is the Kindergarten teacher of her child to meet her other friend, Ahmad, returned from Germany. Elly hesitates to accept the invitation but later says ok. During the picnic a boy and Elly go missing. —ramu-98420
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    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Mystery
    • Certificate
      • 12A
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In the charade scene, the actors really didn't know the correct answer, and they really guessed the words during the scene.
    • Goofs
      When they decide to stay in the villa and start to clean it, Ahmad calls the boy (Omid) by name, asking him about where he can find a vacuum cleaner. Seconds later, he asks the boy about his name.
    • Quotes

      Ahmad: A bitter ending is better than an endless bitterness.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Asho (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Song For Eli
      Written by Andrea Bauer

    User reviews98

    Review
    Top review
    Probably the best in Iranian cinema history
    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.
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    • Feb 10, 2009

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 14, 2012 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • Iran
      • France
    • Official site
      • sourehcinema
    • Languages
      • Persian
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Darbareye Elly
    • Filming locations
      • Tonekabon, Mazandaran, Iran
    • Production company
      • Dreamlab
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $470,760
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,180
      • Apr 12, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $879,422
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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