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.
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Asghar Farhadi
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Title: Darbareye Elly (2009)
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20 wins & 13 nominations.
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Cast
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| Golshifteh Farahani | ... | Sepideh | |
| Shahab Hosseini | ... | Ahmad | |
| Taraneh Alidoosti | ... | Elly | |
| Merila Zare'i | ... | Shohreh | |
| Mani Haghighi | ... | Amir | |
| Payman Maadi | ... | Peyman (as Peyman Moaadi) | |
| Ra'na Azadivar | ... | Naazi | |
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Ahmad Mehranfar | ... | Manoochehr |
| Saber Abar | ... | Alireza (as Saber Abbar) | |
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Alireza Abbasi | ... | Kazem (as Abbas Abedini Masouleh) |
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Abbas Abedini | ... | Hooman |
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Saleh Esmaeilpor | ... | Reza bs |
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Arash Estilaf | ||
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Kamibekami | ||
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Mohammad Khorami | ... | Morteza |
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A group of former classmates of an University with their family plans to go for a picnic to Caspian sea shore where Sepideh the organizer of the trip invites Elly who is the Kindergarten teacher of her child to meet her other friend Ahmad returning from Germany. Elly hesitates to accept the invitation but later says ok. In the picnic a boy and Elly goes missing. Written by ramu-98420
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Asghar Farhadi's first film to be officially submitted to the Academy by Iran. See more »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. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Release Date:
6 June 2009 (Iran) See more »Also Known As:
Darbareye Elly See more »Filming Locations:
Tonekabon, Mazandaran, IranEdit
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Opening Weekend USA:
$13,180, 12 April 2015Gross USA:
$470,760Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$878,642Company Credits
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A group of middle-class friends travel from Tehran to spend the weekend at the seaside. Sepideh (Golshifteh Farahani) invites Elly (Taraneh Alidoosti), who is the young teacher of her little daughter, to travel with the three families in order to introduce her to their recently divorced friend Ahmad (Shahab Hosseini) that lives in Germany. Ahmad will spend a few days in Iran and asked the cooperative Sepideh if she can find a fiancée for him. On the next morning, two women go shopping in the town and the Elly tells that she will return to Tehran since her mother has been recently submitted to a heart surgery, but Sepideh asks her to stay and hides her luggage. The children are playing in the sea and one mother asks Elly to watch them. Out of the blue, Sepideh's daughter calls the men that are playing volleyball to rescue one of the children from the water. They rescue the little boy and they seek out Elly, questioning whether she has drowned or returned to Tehran. What has happened to Elly?
"Darbareye Elly" is a spectacular Iranian film, awarded with eleven wins including the Silver Berlin Bear in the category Best Director and with six nominations. The realistic story is impressive, giving the sensation of a documentary through a handy camera. The heartbreaking story makes sense in the values of the Iranian society, where adultery might be punished with death sentence through stoning. The discussion about the "status quo" of Elly, who can not call off her commitment with her fiancé, is a brilliant panel of the thoughts and judgment of their society. I am a fan of Iranian cinema, but "Darbareye Elly" has overcome all my best expectations and is among the best Iranian films I have had the chance to see and I will certainly recommend it to my cinephile friends. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): "À Procura de Elly" ("Seeking out Elly")