Synopsis
درباره الی
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.
Audience Engagement
439 audience reviews — more than 98% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 96th percentile among Other Asia films.
The 2008–2010 Other Asia Window
Among 52 Other Asia films we catalog from this window, About Elly places #5 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Other Asia, 130 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when About Elly premiered alongside 14 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 14 other Other Asia films in 2009.
The 232nd Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on About Elly, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- fiancé · 3
- middle class · 3
- bitterness · 2
- purse · 1
- beach house · 1
- open ended · 1
- taraneh alidoosti · 1
- golshifteh farahani · 1
- shahab hosseini · 1
- asghar farhadi · 1
- friends · 27
- disappearance · 16
- guilt · 11
- sea · 9
- judge · 7
- vacation · 7
- volleyball · 7
- iran · 33
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #91 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (83rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #67 of 356 (top 19%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Iran |
| Original Language | Persian |
| Spoken Languages | German, Persian |
| Production Companies | Dreamlab |
| Runtime | 1h 59m |
| Release Date | June 6, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1360860 |