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A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.


“Let no love fall victim to...”
A wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain a teenager's growing sexual rebellion and her brother's newfound conservatism.

Nikohl Boosheri
Atafeh

Sarah Kazemy
Shireen

Reza Sixo Safai
Mehran

Soheil Parsa
Firouz

Nasrin Pakkho
Azar Hakimi

Sina Amedson
Hossein

Keon Alexander
Joey
Amir Barghashi

Elie Njeim

Hadi Tabbal
Circumstance is a drama film released in 2011 exploring themes of sexual identity, teheran (tehran), iran, lesbian relationship, male homosexuality, lgbt, woman director. Directed by Maryam Keshavarz, it stars Nikohl Boosheri, Sarah Kazemy, Reza Sixo Safai. A wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain a teenager's growing sexual rebellion and her brother's newfound conservatism.
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