The Past (2013)
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- PG-13
- 2h 10min
- Drama, Mystery
- 17 May 2013 (France)
- Movie
An Iranian man deserts his French wife and her two children to return to his homeland. Meanwhile, his wife starts up a new relationship, a reality her husband confronts upon his wife's request for a divorce.
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- 13 wins & 42 nominations.
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Cast
| Bérénice Bejo | ... |
Marie Brisson
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| Ali Mosaffa | ... |
Ahmad
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| Tahar Rahim | ... |
Samir
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| Pauline Burlet | ... |
Lucie
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| Elyes Aguis | ... |
Fouad
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Jeanne Jestin | ... |
Léa
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| Sabrina Ouazani | ... |
Naïma
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| Babak Karimi | ... |
Shahryar
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| Valeria Cavalli | ... |
Valeria
(as Valéria Cavalli)
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Aleksandra Klebanska | ... |
Céline
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Jean-Michel Simonet | ... |
Médecin
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Pierre Guerder | ... |
Juge
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Anne-Marion de Cayeux | ... |
Avocate
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Eléonora Marino | ... |
Collègue Marie
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Jonathan Devred | ... |
Agent aéroport
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Sylviane Fraval | ... |
Infirmière
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Kian Barazandeh | ... |
Ahmad
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Icloner |
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Mehrad Jamei | ... |
Mark
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Mahdi Khatiri |
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Hossein Rahmani Manesh | ... |
Pooya
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Mohammad Hoseein Mohammadi | ... |
Abbas
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Mohammad Hossein Mohammadi | ... |
David
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Peyman Navidi Nahand | ... |
Peyman (creditOnly)
(as Peyman Navidi)
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Amir Hossein Rezaee | ... |
James Harry
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Sepehr Sabah | ... |
Tahar
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Ali Safdari | ... |
Jastin
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Kourosh Torbatzadeh | ... |
Pico
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Michèle Raingeval | ... |
Une cliente de la brasserie (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Asghar Farhadi | ||
Written by
| Asghar Farhadi | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Alexandre Mallet-Guy | ... | producer |
| Alexa Rivero | ... | line producer |
| Ali Sinani | ... | line producer |
Music by
| Evgueni Galperine | ||
| Youli Galperine | ||
Cinematography by
| Mahmoud Kalari | ||
Editing by
| Juliette Welfling | ||
Editorial Department
| Niels Barroin | ... | colorist assist |
| Miguel Bejo | ... | digital dailies colorist |
| Karim El Katari | ... | colorist: Eclair |
| Audrey Kleinclaus | ... | lab post-production coordinator |
| Géraldine Mangenot | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Mohamed Belhamar | ||
| Laura Muccino | ... | (Casting Italy) |
Production Design by
| Claude Lenoir | ||
Costume Design by
| Behnam Mehregan | ||
| Jean-Daniel Vuillermoz | ||
Makeup Department
| Virginie Berland | ... | wig maker |
| Lucía Bretones-Méndez | ... | key makeup artist |
| Caroline Planque | ... | makeup artist |
| Fulvio Pozzobon | ... | Hair Designer / key hair stylist |
Production Management
| Nathalie Dages | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Marie-Hélène Labret | ... | unit production manager |
| Mélanie Pienne | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Frédéric Sauvagnac | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Héléna Cotinier | ... | crowd assistant director |
| Nogole Khodabandeh | ... | third assistant director |
| David Koch | ... | second assistant director |
| Anthony Moreau | ... | additional assistant director |
| Maryam Naraghi | ... | first assistant director |
| Nassime Nazari | ... | second assistant director |
| Farhad Taghizadeh Toussi | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Claire-Oriane Vauchelle | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Lionel Acat | ... | assistant art director |
| Pascal Chevé | ... | plasterer |
| Bernard Crinnebeault | ... | lead painter |
| Daniel Feret | ... | carpenter |
| Jean-Michel Gambillon | ... | art department |
| Jonathan Lacour | ... | props buyer |
| Thomas Lemierre | ... | swing gang |
| Christophe Lenoir | ... | set dresser |
| Clara Malapa | ... | assistant art director |
| Suen Mounicq | ... | assistant art director |
| Bruno Perdrigeat | ... | props and furniture |
| Najib Sobhi | ... | patina painter |
| Hélène Vaillant | ... | upholsterer |
Sound Department
| Annabel Acquaviva | ... | boom operator |
| Hortense Bailly | ... | additional assistant sound editor |
| Jimmy Beaufils | ... | sound assistant |
| Franck Cartaut | ... | boom operator |
| Thomas Desjonquères | ... | sound editor / supervising sound editor |
| Dana Farzanehpour | ... | sound |
| Alexandre Gallerand | ... | sound assistant |
| Anne Le Campion | ... | sound recordist |
| François Lepeuple | ... | foley artist |
| Frédérique Liébaut | ... | supervising adr editor |
| Simon Poupard | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Elton Rabineau | ... | sound assistant |
| Bruno Tarrière | ... | foley engineer / re-recording mixer |
Special Effects by
| Emmanuel Galtier | ... | special effects |
| Philippe Hubin | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Jean-Christophe Magnaud | ... | special effects coordinator |
Visual Effects by
| Thomas Bayle-Labouré | ... | digital compositor |
| Joseph Catté | ... | digital compositor |
| Sophie Denize | ... | visual effects producer |
| Cédric Fayolle | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Damien Hurgon | ... | lead digital compositor |
| Manon Le Bas | ... | vfx project manager |
| Sergeï Lourié | ... | digital compositor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Pierre Addoun | ... | video operator |
| Jean-Bertrand Augendre | ... | electrician |
| Franck Barrault | ... | gaffer |
| Carole Bethuel | ... | still photographer |
| Xavier Delamalmaison | ... | first assistant camera |
| Marine Delcourt | ... | second assistant camera |
| Rodolphe Juteau | ... | electrician |
| Denis Louis | ... | prelight electrician |
| Julien Marc | ... | grip |
| Younes Najfar | ... | electrician |
| Lara Perrotte | ... | assistant camera (as Perrotte Lara) |
| Laurent Schepman | ... | grip |
| Gabin Siol | ... | grip |
| Bertrand Val | ... | key grip |
| Richard Weber | ... | rigging gafer |
Casting Department
| Mohamed Belhamar | ... | extras casting |
| Stéphanie Doncker | ... | casting assistant |
| Sandra Durando | ... | casting assistant |
| Isabelle Kramrick | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Elsa Pharaon | ... | casting: children |
| Camille Tillier | ... | casting assistant |
| Elise Vogel | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Nadia Cherouk | ... | set costumer |
| Séverine Demaret | ... | key costumer |
Location Management
| Clément Benoist | ... | assistant location manager |
| Anne-Charlotte Dagnaud | ... | assistant location manager |
| Mathieu Hiltzer | ... | location manager |
| Jean-Philippe Moreteau | ... | location scout |
| Valérie Novel | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Isabelle Degremont | ... | assistant to music supervisor |
| Raphael Hamburger | ... | music producer |
| Helen Jane Long | ... | composer: additional music |
| Ali Sinani | ... | guitar |
Script and Continuity Department
| Sylvie Koechlin | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Pierre-Marc Dominique | ... | location assistant |
| Marie Guillon | ... | production accountant |
| Serge Hayat | ... | equity provider |
| Vanessa Jerrom | ... | publicist |
| Frederic Jupin | ... | post-production coordinator: Eclair Numérique |
| Massoumeh Lahidji | ... | screenplay adaptation |
| Ugo Moulet | ... | office production assistant |
| Arash Naimian | ... | interpreter |
| Cynthia Pinet | ... | financial supervisor |
| Hugues Sauvagnac | ... | production assistant |
| Claire Vorger | ... | press attache: france |
Thanks
| Jean-Claude Carrière | ... | thanks |
| Stephane Lieser | ... | special thanks: lawyer |
| Nick Shumaker | ... | thanks (as Nicholas Shumaker) |
Production Companies
- Memento Films Production (co-production)
- France 3 Cinéma (co-production)
- BIM Distribuzione (co-production)
- Canal+ (participation)
- Ciné+ (participation)
- France Télévisions (participation)
- Eurimages (support)
- La Région Île-de-France (support)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (support)
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union (support)
- Memento Films (in association with)
- Cofinova 9 (in association with)
- Indéfilms (in association with)
- Cinémage 7 (in association with)
- Palatine Étoile 10 (in association with)
- Alvy Distribution (co-production)
- CN3 Productions (co-production)
Distributors
- Memento Films (2013) (France) (theatrical)
- GEM Entertainment (2013) (Non-US) (multi-territory)
- Maison Motion (2014) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
- Artificial Eye (2014) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- BIM Distribuzione (2013) (Italy) (theatrical)
- CDI Films (2014) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- California Filmes (2014) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Cinema Mondo (2013) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Cinéart (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Doma (2014) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Falcon Films (2013) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- Folkets Bio (2014) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Frenetic Films (2013) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- M3 Film (2014) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Classics (2013) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Star Sands (2014) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Thimfilm Filmverleih (2013) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Alambique Filmes (2013) (Portugal) (as Alambique Destilaria de Ideias Unipessoal)
- Angel Films (2013) (Denmark)
- Arthaus (2014) (Germany) (DVD)
- Arthaus (2014) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Audio Visual Entertainment (2014) (Greece) (DVD)
- CGV Mars Dagitim (2013) (Turkey)
- Camino Filmverleih (2014) (Germany)
- Falcon Films (2013) (Lebanon) (Middle East)
- Film1 (2014) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- France Télévisions (2013) (France) (DVD)
- Golden Scene (2014) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Golden Scene (2014) (Hong Kong) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Hishow Entertainment (2019) (China) (video)
- Madman Entertainment (2014) (Australia)
- Madman Entertainment (2014) (New Zealand)
- NDMantarraya (2014) (Mexico)
- Scanbox Entertainment (2014) (Finland) (DVD)
- Seven Films (2013) (Greece)
- Twin Pics (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Twin Pics (2013) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO) (2015) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2017) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Municipalité de Rosny-sous-Bois (thanks)
- Neuflize OBC (bank)
- Paris Symphonic Orchestra (orchestra)
- Ruhr Sound Studios (Dubbing Services)
- Ville de Montreuil (thanks)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Coming back to accomplish the divorce procedure, Ahmad an Iranian man, arrives in Paris after four years to meet his ex-wife and her daughters from her previous marriage. He notices his ex is in a relationship with an Arab named Samir who also has a son and a wife in a coma. The relationship of the older daughter and her mother is in deterioration because the daughter thinks her mother is the cause of Samir's wife comatose state. The affairs get more complicated when the older daughter discloses something heinous she has done. Written by Hossein sr |
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Box Office
| Budget | $11,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Ali Mosaffa learned French two months before filming began with the help of his wife, Leila Hatami. See more » |
| Goofs | At the train station, Fouad and Samir discuss the fact that Fouad's mother is on tubes for life support. Fouad says that she should be unplugged. In the final scene, she is not plugged to any life support what so ever. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Cannes Film Festival 2013 (2013). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Magie d'aéroports See more » |
| Quotes |
Samir:
When two people see each other after 4 years and still fight together, it shows that there is something unsolved between them. See more » |