About Elly (2009)

After the immense success of A Separation it was inevitable that Asghar Farhadi's filmography would generate interest from both filmgoers and distributors alike. So here we have his previous film, About Elly, finally getting a UK release. And what a shame that we had to wait 3 years.

What made A Separation such a great film is also evident in About Elly and, I must admit, in abundance: the controlled pace, an impending doom and a boiling group dynamic, all of which make About Elly one of the two outstanding films to be released in the UK this year, along with Once upon a Time in Anatolia. Draw your own conclusions about the fact that neither film are 2012 productions and that they are both from the Middle East.