The Past

The Past

Marie Brisson

Ahmad

Lucie

Fouad

Léa

Naïma

Shahryar

Valeria

Céline

Médecin

Juge

Avocate

Collègue Marie

Agent aéroport

Infirmière

Une cliente de la brasserie (uncredited)

Une cliente de la brasserie (uncredited)

Marion Cotillard was originally cast in the lead role but she dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. When the shootings began in September, 2012, her film Rust and Bone (2012) was selected to participate in many film festivals, and Cotillard had to travel and promote it alongside the director Jacques Audiard and her co-star Matthias Schoenaerts. Bérénice Bejo replaced her.

Director Asghar Farhadi does not speak French and had to direct the movie through a translator.

Knowing that this movie was going to be compared to Jodaeiye Nader az Simin (2011), the director actually planted moments that mirrored his previous work.

Samir: When two people see each other after 4 years and still fight together, it shows that there is something unsolved between them.

Ahmad: Eat it now. You'll never get a chance to eat Gorme Sabzi

Shahryar: There is still one little similar thing between me and my wife to not get divorce. The color of our countries flags!