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- 2001
- Not Rated
- WinStar Cinema
- 1 h 30 m
- 2001
- Not Rated
- WinStar Cinema
- 1 h 30 m
Summary This 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
- 2001
- Not Rated
- WinStar Cinema
- 1 h 30 m
- 2001
- Not Rated
- WinStar Cinema
- 1 h 30 m
The Circle
5.5
Summary This 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
Top Cast
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 28 Critic Reviews
85
100% Positive
28 Reviews
28 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 28 Critic Reviews
85
100% Positive
28 Reviews
28 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Naturalistic, gritty, and unrelenting.
A memorable and devastating indictment of the oppression facing many women in Iran.
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.
A mix of the poetic and the polemic, the film is oddly abstract and untethered.
It's a startling, speedy, gracefully executed indictment.
This film is fighting the good fight, albeit in a rather heavy-handed way.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 User Ratings
5.5
33% Positive
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
50% Mixed
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3 Ratings
17% Negative
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 6 User Ratings
5.5
33% Positive
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
50% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
17% Negative
1 Rating
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Production Company
Direction du Développement et de la Coopération (DDC), Département Fédéral des Affaires Etrangères,
Foundation Montecinema Verità,
Iranian Independents,
Jafar Panahi Film Productions,
Lumière & Co.,
Mikado Film,
Tele+
Release Date Apr 13, 2001
Duration 1 h 30 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
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
