CIRCUMSTANCE
synopsis
Atefeh and her best friend Shirin go to the hip parties in Teheran. They try to make the most of their youth while they can while Mehren, Atefeh's brother, becomes a member of the vice squad. He disapproves severely of the young women's need for freedom. However, he falls in love with Shirin. His feelings soon become obsessive and put the relationship between the two friends to the test.
international title: | Circumstance |
original title: | Circumstance |
country: | France, Iceland, Iran, Lebanon |
sales agent: | Funny Balloons |
year: | 2011 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Maryam Keshavarz |
film run: | 107' |
release date: | NL 06/10/2011, SE 02/12/2011, DK 05/01/2012, FR 08/02/2012, BE 08/02/2012, DE 24/05/2012, AT 25/05/2012 |
cast: | Nikohl Boosheri, Atafeh Hakimi, Sarah Kazemy, Reza Safai, Keon Mohajeri |
cinematography by: | Brian Rigney Hubbard |
film editing: | Andrea Chignoli |
art director: | Natacha Kalfayan |
costumes designer: | Karin Chien, Maryam Keshavarz, Melissa M. Lee, Lamia Choucair |
producer: | Antonin Dedet |
production: | Neon Productions, A Space between, Bago Pictures (US), Marrakesh Film (IR) |
distributor: | Abc Distribution, Ad Vitam, Cinemien, Salzgeber & Co. Medien, Peccadillo Pictures |