2009 · drama · mystery
About Elly
Directed by Asghar Farhadi1h 59m2009
The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.
Our read: About Elly (2009) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded drama · mystery entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, steady, measured drama / mystery, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, measured.
- heavy
- intense
- bleak
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