Past, The

A FILM BY Asghar Farhadi

You never feel like you're in the hands of anyone less than a master storyteller.

- Time Out New York

Magnificent and haunting, has the charged tension of a thriller.

- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

Mr. Farhadi shows a masterly gift for moving his characters and camera through rooms that ? with a raised voice, a violent exit ? become stages in a ferocious domestic drama.

- Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

Grand conteur, excellent directeur d'acteurs, Farhadi maîtrise l'art d'entrelacer des liens complexes.

- Odile Tremblay, Le Devoir

Bérénice Bejo trouve le plus grand rôle de sa carrière.

- Manon Dumais, Voir

Synopsis

Following a four year separation, Ahmad returns to Paris from Tehran at his French wife Marie's request, in order to finalize their divorce. During his brief stay, Ahmad discovers the conflicting nature of Marie's relationship with her daughter Lucie. Ahmad's efforts to improve this relationship soon unveil a secret from their past.