Review of Circumstance (2011) by William D — 07 Sep 2011
"Circumstance" should have been great. It had so many elements right, including a fascinating and troubling story. But it is so weighed down by bad editing that the viewing experience ends up being more irritating than fulfilling. It's painful to watch bad editing ruin a film. It's tragic to watch it happen so often. This is one of the major problems in cinema today.
"Circumstance" is a searing indictment of present-day Iranian society. It's a wonder that it got made at all. The filmmaking team and the actors no doubt took great personal risk to make the film. It tells the story of a highly educated, upper middle class family in Teheran with two children who've run afoul of the "morality police." The boy has gotten into drugs, and the girl is exploring homosexuality. --unfinished.
This review of Circumstance (2011) was written by William D on 07 Sep 2011.
Circumstance has generally received positive reviews.
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