- 2001
- WinStar Cinema
- 1 h 30 m
SummaryThis film tells the intertwining stories of a group of seven Iranian women, each of whom has a criminal past due to societal prejudices and oppressive laws.
Directed By:Jafar Panahi
Written By:Kambuzia Partovi, Jafar Panahi
The Circle
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
85
User score
Generally Favorable
6.6
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
85
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Naturalistic, gritty, and unrelenting.
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A memorable and devastating indictment of the oppression facing many women in Iran.
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A triumph of invisible craftsmanship that embraces so much specific detail that none of the women ever comes across as an emblem or an abstraction.
88
Panahi's simplicity accentuates the movie's power: its sense of life caught unobserved.
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The picture is so dramatically textured that you feel something's happening every minute.
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A Kafkaesque series of interwoven stories that depict the hopeless lives half the populace there (Iran) must lead.
63
This film is fighting the good fight, albeit in a rather heavy-handed way.
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6.6
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Production Company:
- Jafar Panahi Film Productions
- Mikado Film
- Lumière & Co.
- Foundation Montecinema Verità
- Direction du Développement et de la Coopération (DDC), Département Fédéral des Affaires Etrangères
Release Date:Apr 13, 2001
Duration:1 h 30 m
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Awards
Venice Film Festival
• 6 Wins & 6 Nominations
Uruguay International Film Festival
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations
National Board of Review, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
