Winner of the Best Narrative Feature award at the Tribeca Film Festival, Asghar Farhadi's complex human drama is a nerve-wracking walk over thin ice, with intricate scenarios that teeter between hopeful and dangerously hostile. A close circle of old college friends, along with their spouses and children, take a trip together, bringing with them a guest, Elly, a docile and agreeable kindergarten teacher. What begins as a lighthearted getaway (and potential romantic setup) takes a turn for the worse when their quiet guest mysteriously disappears. Farhadi masterfully casts a cloud of doubt and suspicion over the players, creating a political microcosm that tests the boundaries of morality, and questions the very idea of personal culpability. With seamless, flowing camera moves and meticulous choreography reminiscent of the films of Lucrecia Martel, About Elly is a showcase in the art of visual storytelling, and establishes Farhadi as a rising voice in contemporary Iranian cinema.