About Elly
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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Cast
28 people
Taraneh Alidoosti
Elly
Known for
The Salesman
Leila's Brothers
Golshifteh Farahani
Sepideh
Known for
Invasion
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Shahab Hosseini
Ahmad
Known for
The Salesman
A Separation
Merila Zarei
Shohreh
Known for
A Separation
Mani Haghighi
Amir
Also in
Modest Reception
No Men Allowed
Payman Maadi
Peyman
Known for
The Night Of
A Separation
Rana Azadivar
Naazi
Known for
Muhammad: The Messenger of God
The Lizard
Ahmad Mehranfar
Manoochehr
Also in
Paytakht
Midday Event
Saber Abar
Alireza
Also in
The Frog
Here Without Me
Milad BagheriFard
Manouchehr's Brother
No other roles listed
Sajjad Dolati
Mehran
Also in
When the Moon Was Full
Atabai
Matin Fatourechi
Arash
No other roles listed
Asghar Farhadi Director · Azad Jafarian Story Andrea Bauer Composer
Worldwide gross $7M · Budget $1.4M · United States release August 25, 2015
Box office
Budget
$1,350,000
Worldwide gross
$7,000,000
Gross vs. budget
5.2×
Production
Dreamlab
Production
Iran · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
درباره الی
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
German · Persian
Release dates
Germany · February 7, 2009
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Iran · June 6, 2009
Theatrical
United States · August 25, 2015
Physical · DVD and Blu-ray release by Cinema Guild
United States
April 27, 2009 · Premiere · Tribeca Film Festival
May 24, 2009 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
July 30, 2009 · Premiere · Traverse City Film Festival
October 10, 2009 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
Brazil
January 1, 2010 · Theatrical
France
May 13, 2009 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
September 9, 2009 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 23, 2009 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Iran
February 10, 2009 · Premiere · Fajr Film Festival
Italy
June 18, 2010 · Theatrical
Japan
September 21, 2009 · Digital
Netherlands
September 23, 2010 · Theatrical
November 30, 2010 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
September 14, 2012 · Theatrical
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