

About Elly
2009-06-06 · 119 min · ★ 7.5
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.
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- Directors
- Asghar Farhadi
- Production companies
- Dreamlab
- Countries
- Iran
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Taraneh AlidoostiElly
Golshifteh FarahaniSepideh
Shahab HosseiniAhmad
Merila ZareiShohreh
Mani HaghighiAmir
Payman MaadiPeyman
Rana AzadivarNaazi
Ahmad MehranfarManoochehr
Saber AbarAlireza
Sajjad DolatiMehran
Mohamad Ramezani PourPilotTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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