The Circle
91 minutes,
Iran/Italy (2000), PG
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(4.6 / 18 votes)
(4.6 / 18 votes)
A series of stories that explores the discrimination endured by women in contemporary Iran. Written and directed by Jafar Panahi, a former assistant to Abbas Kiarostami, and acted by a mainly non-professional cast
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The Circle: The Circle begins with a black screen and the cries of a woman giving birth in a maternity ward. The newborn child is a baby girl, the grandmother moans "the in-laws will be furious. They'll insist on divorce." From day one, in other words, being female in a patriarchal theocracy like Iran marks you out as an inferior citizen...
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