Following a four-year separation, Ahmad returns to Paris from Tehran in order to finalise a divorce from his estranged French wife Marie.
During his stay, Ahmad discovers tensions in Marie’s relationship with her daughter, but his attempt to build bridges between them creates conflict with her new partner, Samir, and soon unveils a secret from the past.
Directed by Academy Award winner Asghar Farhadi (A Separation) and featuring an unforgettable central performance by Bérénice Bejo (The Artist) that earned her the Best Actress award at Cannes 2013, The Past is an engrossing, tight-knit family drama as gripping as any thriller.