The Past

Overview

In The Past accomplished Iranian director Asghar Farhadi presents a family drama as gripping as his Oscar-winning film A Separation. This time it's set in Paris and involves a far more complicated family structure. Marie (Berenice Bejo) has been separated from her husband Ahmad (Ali Mosaffa) for quite some time.

She wants closure so invites him to Paris to sign the divorce papers. But as soon as he arrives it's obvious it's not over between them and Marie's new boyfriend Samir (Tahar Rahim) picks up on the sexual tension between them right away. Marie has three children to a previous relationship. Her daughter Lucie is constantly angry but Marie doesn't know why and asks Ahmad to speak to her. The answers reveal agonising truths about what has led to the tense situation.

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