France / USA / Iran,
2011, 107 min
Directed by:
Maryam KeshavarzScreenplay:
Maryam KeshavarzCinematography:
Brian Rigney HubbardComposer:
Gingger ShankarCast:
Nikohl Boosheri, Sarah Kazemy, Reza Sixo Safai, Keon Alexander, Nasrin Pakkho, Siro Fazilian, Amir Barghashi, Hadi TabbalPlots(1)
Set in contemporary Iran in the unseen world of Iranian youth culture, filled with underground parties, sex, drugs and defiance, Circumstance is the story of two vivacious young girls – Atafeh and Shireen – discovering their burgeoning sexuality, struggling with their desires and the boundaries placed upon them by the world they were born into. (Peccadillo Pictures)
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