About Elly

About Elly
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAsghar Farhadi
Written byAsghar Farhadi (screenplay)
Azad Jafarian (thanks to)
Produced byAsghar Farhadi
Starring
CinematographyHossein Jafarian
Edited byHayedeh Safiyari
Distributed byDreamlab Films
Release dates
  • February 1, 2009 (2009-02-01) (FIFF)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian
Box office$879,422[1]

About Elly (Persian: درباره الی, translit. Dar bāre-ye Elly) is a 2009 Iranian drama film.[2] The fourth film by filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, the film examines middle class relationships in Iran.

It received universal acclaim. Farhadi won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival. The film was also nominated for 10 awards at the 27th Fajr International Film Festival in Tehran where Farhadi won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Director. About Elly was Iran's official submission for the competition in the Foreign Film section at the 82nd Academy Awards.

  1. ^ "About Elly". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (September 13, 2012). "About Elly – review". The Guardian. Retrieved September 4, 2015.