Asghar Farhadi, Iran, 2009, 119”

Writer/director Asghar Farhadi offers this revealing look at the Iranian middle class by examining how one simple lie can open up a Pandora's box of problems.

Ahmad's friends organize a weekend getaway to the Caspian Sea with a group of old college friends. But one member of the group sticks out like a sore thumb; Elly. Elly vanishes without a trace, sparking a frantic search that sours the festivities, and revealing the casual deceits that are shared amongst friends.