About Elly
Sepideh (the outstanding Golshifteh Farahani, Ridley Scott’s Body Of Lies) is the young matriarch at the heart of a group of old friends who are taking a trip to the coast.
Tagging along for the ride is the teacher of Sepideh’s daughter, the eponymous Elly (Taraneh Alidoosti), a reserved and gentle soul - at least on initial inspection - who is blissfully unaware that Sepideh has an ulterior motive for her invitation: the prospect of matchmaking Elly with the recently divorced Ahmad (Shahab Hosseini, A Separation).
This small deception on the part of Sepideh, while seemingly innocuous, is the trigger that will ultimately lead to a shocking twist, as her desperation to keep Elly with the group ends in tragedy.
About Elly is released 14th September