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Parallel Tales (2026)

Runtime: 140 min
Release date: 14/05/2026
Production countries: France, Belgium, Italy, United States of America, Saudi Arabia
Production companies: Memento Production, Panache Productions, La Compagnie Cinématographique, Lucky Red, France 3 Cinéma, Anonymous Content, Red Sea Fund
Overview
In search of inspiration for her new novel, Sylvie spies on her neighbors in the building across the street using a telescope. When she hires young Adam to help her with her daily routine, she has no idea that he will turn her life and her work upside down, until the fiction she had imagined surpasses the reality of them all.
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Asghar Farhadi
Director & Screenwriter
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Massoumeh Lahidji
Screenwriter
Cast
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Isabelle Huppert
as Sylvie
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Virginie Efira
as Anna
/ Nita
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Vincent Cassel
as Pierre
/ Nicolas
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Pierre Niney
as Christophe
/ Théo
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Adam Bessa
as Adam
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PARALLEL TALES - Official HD Trailer - a film by Asghar Farhadi

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Duration: 01:37
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