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The Circle

Dayereh (The Circle)

2000

Jafar Panahi

Fereshteh Sadr Orafai, Maryam Parvin Almani, Elham Saboktakin, Nargess Mamizadeh ...

7.0

1,659

Drama Various women struggle to function in the oppressively sexist society of contemporary Iran.

	Author	Review
United States	Deborah Young Variety	"[It] both fascinates and horrifies (...) The pic is shot with such skillful simplicity (...) that the story of seven women who have crossed the law goes beyond its social statement to achieve a universal human vision."	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Panahi's cinematic language is far less opaque and less studied than work we have seen emerging from Iran. This is a film which shows real people (...) Compelling, humane and deeply serious"	POS
United Kingdom	Lee Marshall Screendaily	"It's not an easy structure to get right (...) but Panahi manages it brilliantly - helped along by the bravura of a mostly female cast."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The film is profoundly dangerous to the status quo in Iran because it asks us to identify with the plight of women who have done nothing wrong except to be female (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Stephen Hunter The Washington Post	"Admire the movie for the passion and precision it brings to its mission (...) In its brisk way, it's a devastating piece of work, and very brave too"	POS
United Kingdom	Time Out	"Brave and powerful."	POS

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