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A screening of About Elly, from Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi (A Separation, 2011). Originally released in Iran in 2009, debuted in the United States in 2015.
Please join us for a screening of About Elly (Iran, 2009), from acclaimed Iranian director of the Oscar-winning Best Foreign Language Film in 2011, A Separation, Asghar Farhadi. The film was originally released in Iran in 2009 and is now showing in the United States, having debuted in April 2015.
Complimentary pizza and soft drinks will be available starting at 5:45pm. The film will start at 6:00pm.
About the Film:
"Kindergarten teacher Elly is added to an upper middle class friends’ vacation in hopes of uniting her with recent divorcee Ahmad. But when Elly disappears tensions escalate as the friends begin to second guess themselves and try to find the truth of what happened."
-From the Cinema Guild
Read Reviews:
L.A. Times Review: In 'About Elly,' genial fibs grow to an intense reality
Roger Ebert Rewiew: About Elly
NPR All Things Considered Review: Ties That Bind Meet Lies That Blind In 'About Elly' (listen or read)
Watch Trailer: