Farhadi goes to Spain and employs the Oscar-winning superstar couple (Cruz-Bardem) to establish the same structure he built for About Elly: after a prolonged family/friend get-together (this time, a wedding), a young female goes missing. This hurls the family into disarray, lies are told, scandals are discovered, and after awhile, the disappearance becomes secondary. While Everybody Knows is engaging, I found About Elly a more tightly written script, with a tenser atmosphere, and a less predictable ending. Still, worth the ride.
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