

The Past
2013-05-17 · 130 min · ★ 7.3
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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Production details
- Directors
- Asghar Farhadi
- Production companies
- Memento Production, France 3 Cinéma, BiM Distribuzione, Alvy Distribution, CN3 Productions
- Countries
- France, Italy
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 11,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 10,631,747
Top Cast
Bérénice BejoMarie Brisson
Ali MosaffaAhmad
Tahar RahimSamir
Pauline BurletLucie
Elyes AguisFouad
Jeanne JestinLéa
Sabrina OuazaniNaïma
Babak KarimiShahryar
Valéria CavalliValeria
Aleksandra KlebanskaCeline
Jean-Michel SimonetMédecin
Anne-Marion de CayeuxAvocate
Eléonora MarinoCollègue Marie
Jonathan DevredAgent aéroport
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