Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does About Elly end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is About Elly violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is About Elly easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About Elly

Name: About Elly
Genre: Drama
Released: 2009
Duration: 119 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Golshifteh Farahani, Shahab Hosseini, Payman Maadi, Merila Zarei, Ahmad Mehranfar

Directed by Asghar Farhadi

Produced by Dreamlab

2009119 min7.5 / 10

A morally complex, deliberately ambiguous drama about how a single disappearance unravels a group of middle-class friends, exposing guilt, judgment, and the fragility of social bonds.

The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.

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Questions people ask

Is About Elly sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Does About Elly end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is About Elly violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is About Elly easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is About Elly scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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