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The Past

2013 · 130 min

A quietly devastating, intricately layered drama that slowly reveals painful truths through intimate conversations, leaving a lingering emotional weight.

Directed by
Asghar Farhadi
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Bérénice Bejo, Ali Mosaffa, Tahar Rahim
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...

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Stream in the UK
  • Curzon Amazon Channel
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Asghar Farhadi
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Bérénice Bejo, Ali Mosaffa, Tahar Rahim
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • deception
  • guilt
  • betrayal
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight9

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Country
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Languages
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