The Past

2014 • 130 minutes

About this movie

At the request of his estranged wife Marie, Ahmad returns to Paris after four years in Tehran to finalise their divorce. He soon discovers that Marie plans to wed her beau Samir, ignoring the protests of her teenage daughter, Lucie. Ahmad finds himself attempting to repair the rift between Marie and Lucie, piecing together the puzzle of lies and unspoken guilt connected to misdeeds of the past. 2013 © 2013 Memento Films Production - France 3 Cinema - Bim Distributione - Alvy Distribution - CN3 Productions

Ratings and reviews

Once again the Oscar-winner writer/director Asghar Farhadi portrays complicated human relationships beautifully. Farhadi characters are not heroes or villains, they are gray multi-layered ordinary humans who get to make difficult decisions. A must watch.