The Circle (2000)
Various women struggle to function in the oppressively sexist society of contemporary Iran.
Director: Jafar Panahi
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Nargess Mamizadeh as Nargess |
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Maryiam Palvin Almani as Arezou |
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Mojgan Faramarzi as Mojgan - Prostitute |
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Elham Saboktakin as Elham - Nurse |
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Monir Arab as Monir - Ticket Seller |
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Maede Tahmasbi as Maedeh |
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Maryam Shayegan as Parveneh |
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Fereshteh Sadr Orafaee as Pari |
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Solmaz Panahi as Solmaz |
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Fatemeh Naghavi as Nayer |
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Ataollah Moghadas as Haji |
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Abbas Alizadeh as Father of Pari |
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Khadijeh Moradi as Actress |
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Negar Ghadyani as Actress |
| Writing | Kambuzia Partovi | Writer |
| Directing | Jafar Panahi | Director |
| Editing | Jafar Panahi | Editor |
| Production | Jafar Panahi | Producer |
| Writing | Jafar Panahi | Idea |
| Production | Mohammad Atebbai | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Bahram Badakshani | Director of Photography |
| Production | Morteza Motavali | Executive Producer |
| Art | Iraj Raminfar | Art Direction |
| Sound | Sasan Bagherpour | Sound |
| Sound | Ahmad Ardalan | Sound |
| Directing | Fereshteh Sadr Orafai | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ali Aghababaei | Assistant Director |
| Production | Ahmad Moradi | Production Assistant |
| Production | Abolfazl laleh | Production Manager |
| Camera | Amir Karimi | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Mohammad Lashkari Nezhad | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Vajid Allah Fariborzi | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hemasseh Malaki | Makeup Designer |
| Camera | Ghogha Bayat | Still Photographer |
| Art | Mehdi Samakar | Title Designer |
| Sound | Mehdi Dejbodi | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |