- dir. ASGHAR FARHADI
- year. 2009
- country. IRAN & FRANCE
- run-time. 1h 59min
- rating. 12
£5.00 (£3.50 conc.)
Doors 18:30 - Film 19:00
Sepideh (the outstanding Golshifteh Farahani, seen in Ridley Scott’s BODY OF LIES and Jim Jarmusch's Paterson) is the young matriarch at the heart of a group of old friends who are taking a trip to the coast. Tagging along for the ride is the teacher of Sepideh’s daughter, the eponymous Elly (Taraneh Alidoosti, FIREWORKS WEDNESDAY), a reserved and gentle soul – at least on initial inspection – who is blissfully unaware that Sepideh has an ulterior motive for her invitation: the prospect of matchmaking Elly with the recently divorced Ahmad (Shahab Hosseini, A SEPARATION). This small deception on the part of Sepideh, while seemingly innocuous, is the trigger that will ultimately lead to a shocking twist, as her desperation to keep Elly with the group ends in tragedy.
Starring: Golshifteh Farahani, Taraneh Alidousti, Shahab Hosseini, Merila Zarei, Mani Haghighi, Peyman Moadi, Rana Azadivar, Ahmad Mehranfar, Saber Abar
Also playing in this season: Fireworks Wednesday, A Separation and The Past