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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.

Director:

Asghar Farhadi

Writers:

Asghar Farhadi (screenplay), Azad Jafarian (story) | 1 more credit »
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Cast

Credited cast:
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
Ahmad Mehranfar Ahmad Mehranfar ... Manoochehr
Saber Abar ... Alireza (as Saber Abbar)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Abbas Abedini Abbas Abedini ... Hooman
Abolfazl Ebrahimi Abolfazl Ebrahimi ... Abolfazl
Saleh Esmaeilpor Saleh Esmaeilpor ... Reza bs
Arash Estilaf Arash Estilaf
Kamibekami Kamibekami
Mohammad Khorami Mohammad Khorami ... Morteza
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Storyline

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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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

Certificate:

TV-PG | See all certifications »

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Selected by Indiewire critics as one of the top 10 foreign language movies of 2015. See more »

Goofs

When Sepideh is driving her car into the villa, the front right door of the car strongly hits the entrance gate. Later, when Ahmad is driving that car, the car door is intact. See more »

Quotes

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

References The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) See more »

Soundtracks

Song For Eli
Written by Andrea Bauer
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a non forgettable piece of work
30 August 2009 | by mahsaeeSee all my reviews

You can't breathe, you can not even shout, you can not cry, you'll be just stay fascinated till the end and the final music is just as fantastic as the whole movie itself; The roles are played by some of the best actors and actresses of Iran, who actually LIVE the roles and you just get engaged with everything that's going on there as if you are one of them; I loved it so much; Thanks to Asghar Farhadi for always making us such good movies; I do recommend everyone to see this if the haven't yet; I'm gonna see it again for sure....... I really love the scene where the sound of Eli gets mixed with the cruel sound of Sea which really makes you nervous; gives some notices about the upcoming events;


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Official Sites:

sourehcinema

Country:

Iran | France

Language:

Persian | German

Release Date:

6 June 2009 (Iran) See more »

Also Known As:

Darbareye Elly See more »

Filming Locations:

Tonekabon, Mazandaran, Iran

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Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$13,180, 12 April 2015

Gross USA:

$470,760

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$878,642
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Dreamlab See more »
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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