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Circumstance (2011)

Nikohl Boosheri , Sarah Kazemy , Maryam Keshavarz  |  R |  DVD
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Nikohl Boosheri, Sarah Kazemy, Reza Sixo Safai, Soheil Parsa, Nasrin Pakkho
  • Directors: Maryam Keshavarz
  • Writers: Maryam Keshavarz
  • Producers: Maryam Keshavarz, Karin Chien, Melissa Lee, Antonin Dedet
  • Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Lions Gate
  • DVD Release Date: December 13, 2011
  • Run Time: 107 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B005Q4CLKW
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,314 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Circumstance" on IMDb

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Editorial Reviews

Winner of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award, CIRCUMSTANCE is a provocative coming-of-age story that cracks open the hidden, underground world of Iranian youth culture filled with sex, drugs and defiance. From newcomer Maryam Keshavarz, this suspenseful tale of love and defiance unfolds as a wealthy family struggles to contain their teenage daughter’s growing sexual rebellion and her brother’s dangerous obsession.

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This film is very well organized, deep and very sensual. D. Nyma  |  9 reviewers made a similar statement
This story held my attention from the beginning to the very last scene. LaVerdad76  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
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29 of 35 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous film, painfully real December 13, 2011
Format:DVD
This was a beautifully filmed piece of art. Each scene was gorgeous to watch, and the unfolding love between these two women was portrayed in a realistic way. The story was not only moving but the film as a whole touches on extremely important political and social issues in Persian culture. Yet, it also transcends Persian culture as the theme of patriarchy is relevant everywhere. Heartbreaking and relevant - a must-see.
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33 of 41 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this movie. :) December 10, 2011
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Dear Current Reader,

This movie truly shows the love between two women. These actresses truly show the love between their two characters. This movie is about the freedom to be yourself, to express yourself as an individual. This is truly difficult in Iran today, but especially with the current Iranian girls and boys. It is a message that whereever you live, you have the right to be who you choose to be and who you want to fall in love with.

The story of these two girls, it just carries me away. I'm truly impressed by the story from beginning to end. I agree with my follow reviewer that the film is organized, deep and very sensual.
I love this story.

[SPOILER ALERT]
My only wish was that these two in the end would have been together, I was extremely upset when in the end they didn't end up together.

However, this movie expresses an overall message-that even though it may be difficult to be yourself, you should not let that stop you from being who you are, and who you love.
I loved this movie and I hope that you all check it out.

Sending my love-and to all those who are having trouble coming out or having a hard time being yourself-It gets better! trust me. It took me a long time to come out to my parents, but in the end they accepted me for who I was and I will be forever grateful! I send my love to all of you! <3
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18 of 22 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Just Love it !! December 5, 2011
By D. Nyma
Format:Blu-ray
It's about human rights and freedom of expression in Iran today but especially in the current Iranian girls & boys, therefore a universal message.
I've all been carried away by this story from the beginning until the end. These girls are very talented. This film is very well organized, deep and very sensual.
I must say, Maryam is a genius director !!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Richly satisfying January 4, 2012
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Maryam Keshavarz is maturing as a filmmaker, and this film demonstrates the rich story-telling tradition within which she is working. Although the film's box screams "sex", there is so much more to this than just two girls getting it on. Iran has a great deal of conflict between and within generations about what to do with music and singing by women, and this film portrays that complexity beautifully, with a story that is not polemical. Iran has a rich music culture, both "traditional" and "modern", and one can begin to see here some of the problems and intersections.

Superb film that is likely to be better each time you watch it.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Love is.... January 17, 2012
Format:DVD
CIRCUMSTANCE is a brave film from the respected filmmaker Maryam Keshavarz who both wrote and directed this film about contemporary mores and cultural taboos in Iran. It is a film that dares to create a story about family, the youth culture of clubs and drugs and all night music, about the Morality Police who carefully guard the standards of public (and private!) behavior, and about same sex liaisons. It is a beautifully photographed study of star-crossed lovers who happen to both be young teenage girls and the manner in which they cope with their love and with the family and world outside the sanctity of their breathtakingly erotic moments together. Because of the lack of sanctions of the themes of the film which is supposedly set in Tehran the film had to be shot in Lebanon: knowing this adds to the impact of the drama the film so carefully exposes.

Since any public expression of passion is forbidden between Keshavarz's two teenage female protagonists, it brings a whole other level of tension and dread to their shared attraction. Atafeh (Nikohl Boosheri) has the resources and security provided by her wealthy family that allows her to live a double life with her friend and eventual lover, Shireen (Sarah Kazemy). In order to fully explore their feelings, the young women escape into their fantasies of living in a more enlightened land such as Dubai, a haven which is tantamount to Oz. The life of teenage love is difficult enough, but it is even more difficult if that love is between two members of the same sex. Apparently Iran is a country where homosexual relationships can be punishable by death. Atafeh lives in a family of wealth and privilege with her parents (Soheil Parsa and Nasrin Pakkho) and brother, Mehran, (Reza Sixo Safai).
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There have been few movies in my lifetime that have had such a profound affect on me as Circumstance. The movie ended and my heart was heavy. I could not sleep. I would be sick to have to sit at the same table as my brother and parents knowing his wedding night was to the woman I love and imagining what he did to her the night before. The correlations to a third world country and the "progressive" United States were absolutely terrifying. Other than not having to fear a political official performing a gynecological exam on me to see if my hymen was still in tact, we are not dissimilar. Gays to this day do not walk hand in hand comfortably on our streets. We do not have the same equalities that heterosexuals enjoy with marriage to protect our property, our children, our work, or when we are sick and cannot visit our partners. Those considered minorities have such privileges. In some sense, our pets have more regard and more protections than the gay community. We forget that we too have cameras prevalent in our cities and in everyone's hand to ensure that nothing goes unnoticed. We worry about politicians taking Planned Parenthood away from women even today. The discussion of how a woman uses her own body is still in the hands of politicians. We are not very different at all. A must see.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Good but slow.
I loved The idea behind the movie but wishes it went further with the women. The brother was such a creep
Published 17 days ago by Ams33
4.0 out of 5 stars Disturbingly real...
Atafeh (Nikohl Boosheri) and best friend Shireen (Sarah Kazemy) are typical teenagers, partying and experimenting with alcohol, drugs and sex. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Lesbian Film Guide
5.0 out of 5 stars beautifully filmed
Did not want this movie to end. Loved the main characters and the story line was engaging and well written. I hope to see more from the director and also the main actors.
Published 3 months ago by V. Santos
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great and Awesome Movie
A soon as I saw the trailer of this movie I feel in love with it and had to purchase it. I recommend it with flying colors.
Published 4 months ago by Ghaliya Al-Baker
3.0 out of 5 stars My Review
The movie was okay. Both the actresses did a great job and I hope to see them both in other movies.
Published 4 months ago by Roslyn Y McDaniel
5.0 out of 5 stars great movie
This movie truly shows the love between two women. These actresses truly show the love between their two characters. Read more
Published 5 months ago by meybory caballero
4.0 out of 5 stars Good movie.
I have watch this movies over 3 times. Also I have watch previews movies from the same director and this one is one of the best.
Published 5 months ago by Malvin Loaiza
5.0 out of 5 stars A great movie...
An excellent description of went on and going on in Iran within the fabric of the family.... an all the issues that the Iranian people deal with... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Kamyar Kadivar
2.0 out of 5 stars So boring.
Beautiful scenery does not make up for a story that didn't capture me and characters I didn't want to watch. Read more
Published 6 months ago by J. Fleming
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the watch
Powerful, thoughtful, well-done, worth the watch. Makes me glad to be an American! I voted because of it. Watch it.
Published 7 months ago by Babyji
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