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By Rick Groen (1,350) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 05 Oct 2011

As the plot moves toward the climax, where each girl is forced to make a hard choice dictated by her unique circumstance, that feeling of compression,…

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By Eyal D (107) on 01 Oct 2011

Completely mesmorized by the faces of these actors…

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By Lisa Kennedy (833) for Denver Post (1,096) on 29 Sep 2011

[The] film is too much a wounded love story to slide into polemic…

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By Walter M (1,360) on 18 Sep 2011

In an hour and forty-seven minutes this movie was able to convey a message that Hollywood films couldn't dream of doing in three hours…

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By Richard J (385) on 16 Sep 2011

The circumstances which the two girls in Circumstance find themselves struggling against are those created by the oppressive Iranian theocracy…

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By Citizencharlie (90) on 16 Sep 2011

The circumstances which the two girls in Circumstance find themselves struggling against are those created by the oppressive Iranian theocracy…

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By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 15 Sep 2011

Both Boosheri and Kazemy are newcomers, but their spirited, tender performances -- from the eroticism to the shame and the flights of freedom…

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By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 15 Sep 2011

This impressive debut feature generates plenty of erotic heat, and Nikohl Boosheri, in her first screen role, gives a captivating performance…

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By Calvin Wilson (480) for St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1,715) on 15 Sep 2011

Offers an inside look at Iran in all its cultural complexity…

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By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 14 Sep 2011

Its sappy, melodramatic overtones – Bonnie Tyler not included – can be overlooked, as this is as much a political statement as it is a love story…

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By Ian Buckwalter (369) for DCist (403) on 12 Sep 2011

When writer-director Maryam Keshavarz moves things out of the bedroom and stops self-consciously flirting with controversy, the film is provocative…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 11 Sep 2011

Themes of sexual liberation, religious oppression, rebellion to authority and free- thinking permeate the fabric of the film and Circumstance…

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By Shanay M (32) on 10 Sep 2011

Well done movie set in Tehran, Iran and the challenges teenage girls face…

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By Andrea Chase (1,182) for Killer Movie Reviews (1,182) on 08 Sep 2011

A beautifully constructed film that is as gritty as the subject matter, and as lyrical as the redemption and the peace its characters all seek…

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By James Verniere (1,180) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 08 Sep 2011

What is it like to be gay in Iran, where President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims homosexuality does not exist…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 08 Sep 2011

Keshavarz has cast mostly newcomers with surprisingly effective results, especially the gorgeous Kazemy, whose somber beauty and quiet focus…

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By Atisa S (9) on 07 Sep 2011

It's beautifully haunting, portraying the feeling of being trapped in every way possible…

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By G. Allen Johnson (514) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 07 Sep 2011

This movie doesn't work unless the central relationship between Atafeh and Shireen works…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 07 Sep 2011

Despite its arty veneer and its ostensibly political edge, Circumstance seems more interested in titillation than revelation…

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By Steven Rea (1,872) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 07 Sep 2011

Circumstance is more interesting for its cultural views than for its insights into love, sex, family angst, and rebellious youth…

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