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The Circle(Dayereh)

  • Dir: Jafar Panahi

  • Iran, 2000, Persian, 90mins, DCP

  • Cast: Nargess Mamizadeh, Maryiam Palvin Almani, Mojgan Faramarzi

Departing from his parable of childhood innocence, Panahi boldly ventured to reveal the brutal realities of a theocratic society, taking a devastating look at the strictures against women in contemporary Iran. Alternating between suffocating hospitals and jails, the realist tale depicts a day in the life of three newly released prisoners and a string of women, who travel a full circle before submitting to their fate. Staring at what the society views as taboo – abortion, prostitution, and child abandonment – this unsettling portrait lays bare the systemic entrapment of Iranian women, who embrace strength and courage in their quiet resistance – as is Panahi in making his films.

Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion for Best Film and FIPRESCI Prize

    Screening:

    In-theatre Screening

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    The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project through the Film Development Fund.
    The funding support bears no relationship whatsoever to the content of, or views expressed in this project.

    The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region provides funding support to the project through the Film Development Fund.
    The funding support bears no relationship whatsoever to the content of, or views expressed in this project.