Overview
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...
Fun facts
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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the International Submission to the Academy Awards (2014)
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Box office
Grossed $10.6M worldwide on a $11M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in Paris
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Setting
Set in Paris
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Music
Music by Youli Galperine and Evgueni Galperine
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Mahmoud Kalari
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Asghar FarhadiWriter
- Original title
- Le passé
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- May 17, 2013
- Original language
- French
- Budget
- $11M
- Revenue
- $10.6M
- Countries
- France, Italy
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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- Pierre GuerderJuge
Anne-Marion de CayeuxAvocate
Eléonora MarinoCollègue Marie
Jonathan DevredAgent aéroport
Sylviane FravalInfirmière
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