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2000

The Circle

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

Credits

Director

Jafar Panahi

Producers

Jafar Panahi , Morteza Motavali

Writer

Kambuzia Partovi

Cinematographer

Bahram Badakshani

Cast

Nargess Mamizadeh , Maryiam Palvin Almani , Mojgan Faramarzi , Elham Saboktakin , Monir Arab , Maede Tahmasbi , Maryam Shayegan , Fereshteh Sadr Orafaee , Solmaz Panahi , Fatemeh Naghavi

Studios

Jafar Panahi Productions , Lumière & Co. , Mikado Film

Genre

Drama

External

IMDb

Posters

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The Circle (2000) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
The Circle (2000) international poster - US
US international
The Circle (2000) character poster - US
US character
The Circle (2000) teaser poster - FR
FR teaser
The Circle (2000) imax poster - IT
IT imax

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