• Everybody Knows

    Directed by Asghar Farhadi
    Spain/France/Italy | 132 minutes | Modern Masters

Past secrets and grudges are revealed when a mysterious tragedy leaves a festive wedding in disarray, with former lovers Laura (Penélope Cruz) and Paco (Javier Bardem) at the center of it all in this smoldering thriller from master auteur Asghar Farhadi.

film synopsis

Following the acclaimed, Oscar®-winning The Salesman, world-renowned Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi travels to Spain in the heralded Cannes scorcher Everybody Knows. The master of cinema expands upon his gift for constructing rich characters with elaborate histories as he follows the return of Laura (Penélope Cruz) to her quaint Spanish hometown for a family wedding with her two children in tow. While the village is consumed with the festivities, wine is poured and the music plays ever louder, a sinister plan unfolds that ends in the drugging and kidnapping of Laura’s daughter. Led by Laura’s former boyfriend Paco (Javier Bardem), the effort to find the missing teen engulfs the entire town and family in a paranoid hysteria filled with shocking revelations. The conflicted Laura and Paco must confront their own relationship as jealousy and deeply rooted grudges threaten to derail the entire search in Farhadi’s newest entry to a legendary oeuvre.

film details

Director: Asghar Farhadi
Producers: Alexandre Mallet-Guy, Álvaro Longoria
Screenwriter: Asghar Farhadi
Cinematographers: José Luis Alcaine
Editor: Hayedeh Safiyari
Music: Javier Limón
Cast: Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Ricardo Darín, Eduard Fernández, Bábara Lennie
Original Language Title: Todos Lo Saben
Country: Spain/France/Italy
Language: in Spanish, English and Catalan with English subtitles
Year: 2018
Running Time: 132 minutes
Primary Company: Focus Features

director biography

2019 Film Festival