Golshifteh Farahani, Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidousti, Merila Zarei, Mani Haghighi, Peyman Moadi. Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 2009. Special features: press conference with director Asghar Farhadi and actors Golshifteh Farahani, Peyman Moadi, Rana Azadivar and Merila Zarei at the 59th Berlin Film Festival (51 minutes); From Iran, a separation (2013, 52 minutes), a documentary by Azadeh Mousavi and Kourosh Ataei; original theatrical trailer; booklet featuring essay by Tina Hassannia, author of "Asghar Farhadi: life and cinema".
Summary:
With the return of their friend Ahmad from Germany, a group of old college pals decide to reunite of a weekend by the Caspian Sea. The fun starts right away as they quickly catch on the plan of lively Sepideh, who has brought along Elly, her daughter's kindergarten teacher, in hopes of setting her up with recently divorced Ahmad. But seemingly trivial lies, which start accumulating at the seashore, suddenly swing round and come back full force when one afternoon Elly suddenly vanishes.
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