The Past
After four years apart, Ahmad returns to his wife Marie in Paris in order to progress their divorce. During his brief stay, he cannot help noticing the strained relationship between Marie and her daughter Lucie. As he attempts to improve matters between mother and daughter Ahmad unwittingly lifts the lid on a long buried secret...
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Cast
16 people
Bérénice Bejo
Marie Brisson
Known for
The Artist
Under Paris
Ali Mosaffa
Ahmad
Also in
Leila
Dance With Me
Tahar Rahim
Samir
Known for
A Prophet
The Mauritanian
Pauline Burlet
Lucie
Known for
La Vie en Rose
Jailbirds
Elyes Aguis
Fouad
Known for
The Eddy
For My Country
Jeanne Jestin
Léa
Also in
Mum Is Wrong
Selfie
Sabrina Ouazani
Naïma
Known for
On the Other Side of the Tracks
Demi-sœurs
Babak Karimi
Shahryar
Known for
The Salesman
A Separation
Valéria Cavalli
Valeria
Known for
A Perfect Man
Double Team
Aleksandra Klebanska
Celine
Also in
Happiness Never Comes Alone
Jean-Michel Simonet
Médecin
Also in
The Class
Pierre Guerder
Juge
Also in
I Kissed a Girl
Asghar Farhadi Director · Evgueni Galperine Composer Youli Galperine Composer
Worldwide gross $11M · Budget $11M · United States release December 19, 2013
Box office
Budget
$11,000,000
Worldwide gross
$10,631,747
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
Memento Production
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
BiM Distribuzione
Production
Alvy Distribution
Production
CN3 Productions
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
Memento Films Production
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le passé
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Belgium · May 17, 2013
Limited theatrical
France · May 17, 2013
Theatrical
United States · December 19, 2013
Theatrical
Australia
June 15, 2013 · Theatrical
Austria
January 31, 2014 · Digital
Canada
September 5, 2013 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 10, 2014 · Digital
Denmark
March 13, 2014 · Theatrical
Finland
November 29, 2013 · Theatrical
France
May 17, 2013 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
September 18, 2013 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
August 9, 2019 · Digital · VOD
May 1, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
May 28, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
June 4, 2026 · TV · France•4
French Guiana
September 14, 2013 · Theatrical
Germany
January 30, 2014 · Theatrical
Greece
October 10, 2013 · Theatrical
January 10, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Hungary
September 12, 2013 · Theatrical
Iran
June 19, 2013 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 28, 2014 · Digital
Israel
March 13, 2014 · Theatrical
January 16, 2015 · TV
Italy
November 21, 2013 · Theatrical
Japan
April 19, 2014 · Digital
Netherlands
August 8, 2013 · Theatrical
New Zealand
July 21, 2013 · Theatrical
North Macedonia
December 26, 2013 · Theatrical
Norway
December 25, 2013 · Theatrical
Poland
September 6, 2013 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 25, 2013 · Theatrical
Slovenia
January 16, 2014 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 7, 2013 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
December 26, 2013 · Theatrical
Spain
April 16, 2014 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 7, 2014 · Theatrical
Switzerland
May 22, 2013 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 17, 2013 · Theatrical
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