The Past (2013)

Original title

Le passé

Directed by

Asghar Farhadi

Genre

drama film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

2h 10m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 625 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to France to finalize his divorce from his estranged wife. As they tie up loose ends, buried secrets and unresolved tensions surface among the family.

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What happens

The Past (French: Le passé, Persian: گذشته Gozashte) is a 2013 drama film, written and directed by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi and starring Bérénice Bejo, Tahar Rahim and Ali Mosaffa. It is a co-production between France, Italy and Iran. The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or award at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and won the festival's Prize of the Ecumenical Jury. Bejo also won the festival's Best Actress Award. It was shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Iranian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. The film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Golden Globe Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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