TelegraphA key plot thread involving Atafeh’s dogmatic brother (Safai) becomes a touch histrionic, but Circumstance still offers an i...
The GuardianPersian-American film-maker deserves plaudits for her ambition – now she just needs to work on her style
Chicago Sun-Times"Circumstance" begins as the story of two teenage Iranian girls in love, and if it had continued to focus on the impossibili...
The New York TimesSeething passions boil over, and the results are messy. But if excess and unruliness can be counted among the film's flaws, ...
The New York TimesTwo teenage schoolmates in Iran get involved in things likely to attract the attention of the Morality Police in this provoc...
Wall Street JournalThis is a movie about longing, desire, desperation and the abandonment of principle -- quite a collection of themes, all uni...
New York Daily NewsThough some things feel familiar - Atafeh is wealthy, while Shireen is an orphan - Keshavarz's vision is clear and heartfelt...
Salon ArtsPotential art-house hit "Circumstance" goes inside the hidden youth culture of contemporary Iran.
Entertainment WeeklyHere, love and attraction between two teenage girls put them on a collision course with Tehran society in general and one gi...
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Partial Film Information
Director: Maryam Keshavarz
Writer: Maryam Keshavarz
Studio: Roadside Attractions
Cast: Nikohl Boosheri, Sarah Kazemy, Reza Sixo Safai
Release: August 19, 2011
Writer: Maryam Keshavarz
Studio: Roadside Attractions
Cast: Nikohl Boosheri, Sarah Kazemy, Reza Sixo Safai
Release: August 19, 2011
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