A wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain a teenager's growing sexual rebellion and her brother's dangerous obsession.
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Maryam KeshavarzWriter:
Maryam Keshavarz
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Nikohl Boosheri | ... | Atafeh Hakimi | |
| Sarah Kazemy | ... | Shireen Arshadi | |
| Reza Sixo Safai | ... | Mehran Hakimi | |
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Soheil Parsa | ... | Firouz Hakimi |
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Nasrin Pakkho | ... | Azar Hakimi |
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Amir Barghashi | ... | Mohammed Mehdi |
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Fariborz Daftari | ... | Shireen's Uncle |
| Keon Alexander | ... | Joey (as Keon Mohajeri) | |
| Sina Amedson | ... | Hossein | |
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Amir Hossein Soleimani | ... | Payam (as Amir Soleimani) |
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Siro Fazlian | ... | Shireen's Grandmother |
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Elie Njeim | ... | Club Drug Dealer |
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Joseph Fadel | ... | Taxi Merci Driver |
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Milad Hadchiti | ... | Yusef |
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Ghina Daou | ... | Party Girl |
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A wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain a teenager's growing sexual rebellion and her brother's dangerous obsession.
Plot Keywords:
iranian | teenager | closeted lesbian | religious police | family relationships |Genres:
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Rated R for sexual content, language and some drug use | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
8 February 2012 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Circunstância See more »Filming Locations:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$43,318, 28 August 2011, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$441,404, 20 November 2011Company Credits
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Most of the modern cars in the film are extremely rare in Iran. Also, a great percentage of people of Iran drive more classic cars from the 70's and 80's commonly known as Pride and Peykan. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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The first word that comes to my mind for this movie is exaggeration.All the praying and character of "Mehran" and government agents don't make much sense. The director tried to make the city she was filming in like Tehran which was a wrong choice. She tried to focus on faces and removes the attention to background when shooting in city which ruins the depth of the scenes and every single Iranian easily realize that it is not Tehran. Except for "Azar" no other actors or actresses have native accent.The story line is weak and not thoroughly worked. In general, it would be a good idea to show the homosexuals' problems in Iran and discuss it, but it dissolves in exaggerated opinions of director/writer about the whole government issues and forced marriage and specially in captured minds of people (like in 1984). In my opinion, trying to mix these stuff was a bad idea.