The Circle of Life
Jafar Panahi
Nargess Mamizadeh, Maryiam Palvin Almani, Mojgan Faramarzi, Elham Saboktakin, Monir Arab, Maedeh Tahmasebi, Maryam Shayegan, Khadijeh Moradi, Negar Ghadyani, Solmaz Panahi, Fridrich Sadler Olafaye, Fatemeh Naghavi, Ataollah Moghadas, Abbas Alizadeh
2000
Iran, Italy, Switzerland
Completed
Persian
90 minutes
Detailed introduction
This film (drama)Also known asدایره，is aIran, Italy, SwitzerlandProducerwomen sex，At2000Released in year
。The dialogue language isPersian，Current Douban rating7.5(For reference only)。
This film tells the tragic stories of seven Iranian women. A woman picks up her newborn daughter from the hospital, but she is unhappy because the previous ultrasound indicated she was carrying a boy, and now she is caught off guard by the reality. The local customs that favor boys over girls make her feel like she has fallen into a cold palace. A girl just released from prison searches for money with her female companion, and after much hardship, they manage to gather the funds but ultimately hesitate to board the train home. A pregnant unmarried girl is kicked out by her brother, and after her boyfriend's death, she resorts to having an abortion. A middle-aged woman discovers that her husband has cheated after she gets out of prison. A girl who has become a nurse tries her best to help her, but her own marriage is stuck in a deadlock... The film won the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 57th Venice Film Festival.