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Where to Watch The Circle (2000) in the US
- 2000
- Not Rated
- 1h 30m
- 7.4IMDb
- 94%Rotten Tomatoes
- 85Metascore
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What it's about
In a hospital waiting room a woman learns her daughter, Solmaz Gholami, has just given birth. The ultrasound test had prepared the family for a boy. The baby, it turns out, is a girl. The joy the mother anticipated turns to terror for she knows her son-in-law's family will abandon her daughter. The old woman flees as the in-laws arrive. On the crowded streets of Tehran - a place where women are not permitted to stay out on their own or smoke in public - two women are also on the run. Arezou and Nargess have just been granted temporary leave from prison but they have no plans to return. They manage to scrounge together enough money for the bus trip to Nargess' hometown, but she lacks proper identification, and the police are searching everyone at the station. Meanwhile, their friend Pari has just escaped from prison in order to have an abortion. Threatened with death by her brothers, she flees from her father's house and meets with a former inmate, Elham, who is now married to a doctor and works in a hospital. Despite her connections, Elham is unable to help Pari in her hour of need. Despondent, Pari wanders the streets and chances upon Nayereh, a woman about to abandon her young daughter. Pari tries to stop her, but it is too late. Soon after, Nayareh, falsely accused of prostitution, is taken into custody by the police. As Panahi's narrative shifts dynamically from woman to woman, their stories culminate with tremendous potency, transforming a shared sense of despair and injustice into one kinship, and even hope.
Cast and crew
- Director
- Jafar Panahi
- Writer
- Kambuzia Partovi, Jafar Panahi
Details
- Release date
- Sep 9, 2000
- Language
- Persian
- Country
- Iran, Italy, Switzerland
- Box office
- $440,554
- Awards
- 12 wins & 7 nominations total
Where to Watch The Circle (2000) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch The Circle in the United States?
- The Circle is available with a subscription in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on Metrograph (HD).
- Can I stream The Circle or do I have to rent it in the United States?
- Watch the movie with a subscription on Metrograph (HD).
- Can I watch The Circle for free in the United States?
- We have not confirmed a free option for The Circle in the United States.
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