2009 · 119 min · NR

About Elly

Name: About Elly
Genre: Drama
Released: 2009
Duration: 119 min
Cast: Golshifteh Farahani, Shahab Hosseini, Payman Maadi, Merila Zarei, Ahmad Mehranfar

Directed by Asghar Farhadi · Drama

About Elly (2009) is a Drama film, directed by Asghar Farhadi set in Iran during the 2000s. It runs 119 minutes and is rated NR.

Themes of betrayal and guilt & shame run throughout.

Composer

Andrea Bauer

Cinematography

Hossein Jafarian

Cast

Golshifteh FarahaniShahab HosseiniPayman MaadiMerila ZareiAhmad MehranfarMani HaghighiRana AzadivarTaraneh Alidoosti

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Iran

Setting

Coastal Sea

When

2000s

Premise & themes

Themes

Betrayal Guilt & Shame

Tone

TenseMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

EnsembleFemale Led

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Talky Dialogue Driven

Based on

Pure Fiction

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About Elly

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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