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The Circle
The Circle

The Circle

Genres

Drama

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

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Persian

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

6.898/10

Release Date

08 September 2000

Country

Iran

Cast

Nargess Mamizadeh

Nargess Mamizadeh

Nargess

Maryiam Palvin Almani

Maryiam Palvin Almani

Arezou

Mojgan Faramarzi

Mojgan Faramarzi

Mojgan - Prostitute

Elham Saboktakin

Elham Saboktakin

Elham - Nurse

Monir Arab

Monir Arab

Monir - Ticket Seller

Maede Tahmasbi

Maede Tahmasbi

Maedeh

Maryam Shayegan

Maryam Shayegan

Parveneh

Fereshteh Sadr Orafaee

Fereshteh Sadr Orafaee

Pari

Solmaz Panahi

Solmaz Panahi

Solmaz

Fatemeh Naghavi

Fatemeh Naghavi

Nayer

Ataollah Moghadas

Ataollah Moghadas

Haji

Abbas Alizadeh

Abbas Alizadeh

Father of Pari

Khadijeh Moradi

Khadijeh Moradi

Actress

Negar Ghadyani

Negar Ghadyani

Actress

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