About Elly (2009)
Darbareye Elly (original title)Reference View | Change View
- TV-PG
- 1h 59min
- Drama, Mystery
- 06 Jun 2009 (Iran)
- Movie
The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.
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Awards:
- 23 wins & 17 nominations.
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Cast
Directed by
| Asghar Farhadi | ||
Written by
| Asghar Farhadi | ... | (screenplay) |
| Asghar Farhadi | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Asghar Farhadi | ... | producer |
| Simaye Mehr | ... | producer |
| Mahmoud Razavi | ... | producer |
Music by
| Andrea Bauer | ||
Cinematography by
| Hossein Jafarian | ||
Editing by
| Iman Rahimi | ||
| Hayedeh Safiyari | ||
Casting By
| Soheil Bostani | ... | (composer) |
Production Design by
| Asghar Farhadi | ||
Set Decoration by
| Abtin Barghi | ||
Costume Design by
| Aylar Behzadi | ||
| Asghar Farhadi | ||
Makeup Department
| Mehrdad Mirkiani | ... | makeup artist |
| Milad Ramezani | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Mohammad Sadegh Azin | ... | production manager |
| Kian Barazandeh | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ebrahimi Aref | ... | second assistant director |
| Hamid Reza Ghorbani | ... | first assistant director |
Sound Department
| Faraz Mesgari Abbasi | ... | sound recordist |
| Mohammad Reza Delpak | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Arastoo Mafakheri | ... | boom operator |
| Sajjad Motamedzadeh | ... | boom operator |
| Reza Narimizadeh | ... | sound editor |
| Ali Nouri | ... | sound mixer |
| Nick Tonez | ... | sound designer |
| Hasan Zahedi | ... | sound recordist |
| Hassan Zahedi | ... | sound |
Visual Effects by
| Angelo Caruso | ... | digital titles |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ali Ghazi | ... | second assistant camera (as Alireza Ghazi) / second assistant camera |
| Tehrani Shahrokh Zamani | ... | electrician |
Casting Department
| Majid Farahbod | ... | original casting |
Music Department
| Amir Bengard | ... | musician |
| Meraj Hasanloo | ... | music producer |
| Erfun Khoshdel | ... | musician |
| Morteza Shokri | ... | music producer |
| Mehran Taha | ... | musician |
| Hossein Zarouri | ... | theme music composer |
| Peyman Navidi Nahand | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Maryam Naraghi | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Hosein Azarbar | ... | transportation co-captain |
| Hosein Azarbara | ... | transportation |
Additional Crew
| Morteza Atabaki | ... | poster designer |
| Vanessa Jerrom | ... | press attache: France |
| Amir Saharkhiz | ... | title design / title designer |
| Claire Vorger | ... | press attache: France |
Thanks
| Azad Jafarian | ... | thanks to |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Filmarti (2009) (Turkey)
- Axiom Films (2012) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Dreamlab Films (2015) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- Longride (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Memento Films (2009) (France) (theatrical)
- Nutopia (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Simaye Mehr (2009) (Iran) (theatrical)
- The Cinema Guild (2015) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- BBC Two (2016) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- Imovision (2009) (Brazil)
- PFA Films (2009) (Italy)
- trigon-film (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Studio Moon (post-production facilities)
- Studio Moon (sound post-production)
- Tribeca Film Festival (festival)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A group of former classmates of a University with their families plans to go for a picnic to the Caspian seashore where Sepideh, the organizer of the trip, invites Elly who is the Kindergarten teacher of her child to meet her other friend, Ahmad, returned from Germany. Elly hesitates to accept the invitation but later says ok. During the picnic a boy and Elly go missing. Written by ramu-98420 |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend Iran | IRR700,000,000, 06 Jun 2009 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | In the charade scene, the actors really didn't know the correct answer, and they really guessed the words during the scene. See more » |
| Goofs | When they decide to stay in the villa and start to clean it, Ahmad calls the boy (Omid) by name, asking him about where he can find a vacuum cleaner. Seconds later, he asks the boy about his name. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Asho (2019). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Song For Eli See more » |
| Quotes |
Ahmad:
A bitter ending is better than an endless bitterness. See more » |