The Past

One of Cinobo's favorite directors, Asghar Farhadi, makes his first French-speaking film and replicates the success of his masterpiece "A Separation", without being lost in translation. A slow-burning and explosive family drama.

Synopsis

A few years after his separation, an Iranian man arrives in Paris to sign official divorce papers, as requested by his ex-wife. During his stay, he finds out about her relationship with a young Arab, the constant fights with their daughter and the psychological violence that is ever-present in their lives. Secrets from their past create a deadlock of emotional despair.