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Facts

2011 · Drama · Persian4.9× its budget

Critics vs audiences

Critics a little warmer than audiences (+9)

Critics 97Audiences 88GoodWatch 92

  • Rotten Tomatoes

    Tomatometer99%

  • Metacritic

    Metascore95

  • Rotten Tomatoes

    Audience score92%

  • Metacritic

    User score8.9

  • Letterboxd

    Letterboxd · 220 K ratings4.4/5

  • IMDb

    IMDb8.3

Box office

4.9×its budget

Budget
$5 M
Worldwide
$24 M

Worldwide it earned $19 M more than it cost.

Running time

2 h 3 min

A typical length for dramas, +14 min on the typical 109

Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.

Reach

Streams in 22 countries, rent or buy in 28 more

+12

Released

2011

February 15, 2011

15 years ago

Genre

Drama

Language

Persian

Original language

Made in

  • Iran
  • France

Awards

Oscar winner, Golden Globe winner, César winnerWins and nominations by award

Academy Awards2012

  • International Feature Film2012Won
  • Foreign Language Film2012Won
  • Writing (Original Screenplay)2012Nominated

Golden Globe Awards2012

  • Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language2012Won
  • Best Non-English Language Film2012Won

César Awards2012

  • Best Foreign Film2012Won

BAFTA Awards2012

  • Best Film Not In The English Language2012Nominated

Content

PG-13Yes

Rated

  • PG-13United States

Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.

What's in it

  • ViolenceLittle or none
  • Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
  • Frightening scenesLittle or none
  • Sex, nudityLittle or none
  • Dark themesStrong

Levels from the title analysis.

Viewing guide

AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-Provoking

Not listed for kids.

Starring

StarringPayman Maadi, Leila Hatami, Shahab Hosseini

13 people

Made by

Directed by Asghar FarhadiMahmoud Kalari (camera), Sattar Oraki (music), Hayedeh Safiyari (editing)·13 people in 7 departments

Directing · 2

Production · 1

Camera · 2

Editing · 1

Sound · 4

Art · 2

Costume & Make-Up · 1