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Circumstance

Circumstance

Let no love fall victim to...

20116.61h 47m

Overview

A wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain a teenager's growing sexual rebellion and her brother's newfound conservatism.

Directed by Maryam Keshavarz
Written by Maryam Keshavarz
Produced by Karin Chien, Maryam Keshavarz, Melissa Lee
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Top Cast

Nikohl Boosheri

Nikohl Boosheri

Atafeh

Sarah Kazemy

Sarah Kazemy

Shireen

Reza Sixo Safai

Reza Sixo Safai

Mehran

Soheil Parsa

Soheil Parsa

Firouz

Nasrin Pakkho

Nasrin Pakkho

Azar Hakimi

Sina Amedson

Sina Amedson

Hossein

Keon Alexander

Keon Alexander

Joey

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Amir Barghashi

Elie Njeim

Elie Njeim

Hadi Tabbal

Hadi Tabbal

Themes & Keywords

sexual identityteheran (tehran), iranlesbian relationshipmale homosexualitylgbtwoman directorlesbian

About Circumstance

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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