Asghar Farhadi’s THE PAST Trailer

Here’s the debut trailer for director Asghar Farhadi‘s latest, titled The Past, which stars Bérénice Bejo as a woman attempting to divorce her estranged husband (Ali Mosaffa) so she can marry her new boyfriend (Tahar Rahim).  Farhadi’s last film, A Separation, won the 2011 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and The Past could be another win as it’s Iran’s submission to the Academy this year.

Judging from the trailer and early reviews from the festival circuit, this looks like a very tense thriller that has Oscar written all over it.  Hit the jump to check it out along with the synopsis.  The Past opens in New York and LA December 20.

Following a four-year separation, Ahmad (Ali Mosaffa) returns to Paris from Tehran, upon his estranged French wife Marie (Bérénice Bejo)’s request, in order to finalize their divorce procedure so she can marry her new boyfriend Samir (Tahar Rahim). During his tense, brief stay, Ahmad discovers the conflicting nature of Marie’s relationship with her teenage daughter Lucie (Pauline Burlet). Ahmad’s efforts to improve this relationship soon unveil a secret from their past.