The Past (2013)

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After four years apart, Ahmad returns to his wife Marie in Paris in order to progress their divorce. During his brief stay, he cannot help noticing the strained relationship between Marie and her daughter Lucie. As he attempts to improve matters between mother and daughter Ahmad unwittingly lifts the lid on a long buried secret...

Released: 2013-05-17
Genres: Drama, Mystery
Runtime: 2h 10m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 638 votes

Directed by Asghar Farhadi.

Top cast

Bérénice Bejo as Marie Brisson
Ali Mosaffa as Ahmad
Tahar Rahim as Samir
Pauline Burlet as Lucie
Elyes Aguis as Fouad
Jeanne Jestin as Léa
Sabrina Ouazani as Naïma
Babak Karimi as Shahryar
Valéria Cavalli as Valeria
Aleksandra Klebanska as Celine

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Where to watch The Past

United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: stream on Curzon Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Curzon Home Cinema; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Canada: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube
Australia: stream on Stan; watch free on Beamafilm; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Beamafilm; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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