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The Past
MEANRANK
75/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 41, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 92. Critics average 88, everyone else 71.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →An Iranian man returns to Paris at the request of his French ex-wife, Marie, so she can finalize their divorce and marry her new boyfriend. He becomes drawn into the unresolved tensions within her new household, which include her two daughters and her fiancé's former wife, who is in a coma. He uncovers layers of secrets and regrets that bind them all together.
Details
- Director
- Asghar Farhadi
- Writer
- Asghar Farhadi
- Released
- 17 May 2013
- Country
- France, Italy
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $11.0M
- Box office
- $10.6M
- Awards
- 6 wins, 13 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 19 →6 wins from 19 nominations across 16 ceremonies
| Palme d'Or 2013 | — | Nominee | |
| Best Actress 2014 | — | Nominee | |
| Best Director 2014 | — | Nominee | |
| Best Editing 2014 | — | Nominee | |
| Best Film 2014 | — | Nominee | |
| Best Foreign Film 2014 | — | Nominee | |
| Best Foreign Language Film 2014 | — | Nominee | |
| Best Original Screenplay 2014 | — | Nominee |
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