The Circle

★★★★★

Original title: Dayereh · Turkish title: Daire

2000 · 1 h 30 min

Directed by Jafar Panahi · Iran · Iranian New Wave

Drama

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Cast

Fereshteh Sadr Orafai Maryiam Palvin Almani Nargess Mamizadeh

Credits

Written by: Kambuzia Partovi

Plot

The day-to-day struggles of several women in Tehran are linked in a circular story. It won the Golden Lion at Venice.

Sinekatalog’s take

Jafar Panahi's Golden Lion winner links several women in Tehran in a circular, cruel day. Tense, angry and formally brilliant, it exposes the daily constraints on Iranian women with devastating clarity.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (7,545 votes)
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