About Elly

About Elly
About Elly
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Asghar Farhadi
Written by	Asghar Farhadi (screenplay); Azad Jafarian (thanks to)
Produced by	Asghar Farhadi
Starring	Golshifteh Farahani; Taraneh Alidoosti; Shahab Hosseini; Mani Haghighi; Merila Zarei; Peyman Moaadi; Ahmad Mehranfar; Rana Azadivar; Saber Abar;
Cinematography	Hossein Jafarian
Edited by	Hayedeh Safiyari
Distributed by	Dreamlab Films
Release dates	February 1, 2009 (FIFF); February 7, 2009 (Berlinale);
Running time	119 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian
Box office	$879,422

About Elly (Persian: درباره الی, translit. Dar bāre-ye Elly) is a 2009 Iranian drama film. 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.

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