About Elly [Blu-ray]

Director: Asghar Farhadi

Overview

Writer/director Asghar Farhadi offers this revealing look at the Iranian middle class by examining how one simple lie can open up a Pandora's box of problems. In the wake of his failed marriage in Germany, Ahmad (Shahab Hosseini) returns to Tehran. With the holidays approaching, Ahmad's friend Sepideh (Golshifteh Farahani) organizes a weekend getaway to the Caspian Sea with a group of old college friends. But one member of the group sticks out like a sore thumb: she's a pretty kindergarten teacher named Elly (Taraneh Alidousti), and Sepideh thought she would be a perfect match for Ahmad. In order to rent a spacious beach house for the group to share, Sepideh told the elderly landlady that Ahmad and Elly were newlyweds. But the truth is Elly has never even met Ahmad, and she doesn't share a close bond with the rest of the friends. Strangely enough, on the very first night of the trip Elly naturally endears herself to the tight-knit group. The following day, however, Elly vanishes without a trace, sparking a frantic search that sours the festivities, and revealing the casual deceits that are shared amongst friends.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/25/2015
UPC:	0881164000965
Original Release:	2009
Rating:	NR
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:59:00
Sales rank:	24,923

Special Features

Press conference with director Asghar Farhadi and actors Golshifteh Farahami, Peyman Moadi, Rana Azadivar and Merila Zarei at the 59th Berlin Film Festival (51 minutes); From Iran, A Separation (2013, 52 minutes), a documentary by Azadeh Moussavi and Kourosh Ataee; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Golshifteh Farahani	Sepideh
Taraneh Alidoosti	Elly
Shahab Hosseini	Ahmad
Mani Haghighi	Amir
Merila Zarei	Shohreh
Peyman Moaadi	Peyman
Rana Azadvar	Naazi
Ahmad Mehranfar	Manoochehr
Saber Abbar	Alireza
Taraneh Alidousti	Actor
Andrea Bauer	Composer

Technical Credits

Asghar Farhadi

Asghar Farhadi	Screenwriter,Producer
Mahmoud Razavi	Producer
Mohammad-Reza Delpak	Sound Mixer