Circumstance

Circumstance

Let no love fall victim to...

2011•1h 47m•6.6/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.6/10(89)

A wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain a teenager's growing sexual rebellion and her brother's newfound conservatism.

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Production

Bago Pictures, Marakesh Films, A Space Between, Menagerie Pictures, Neon Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Nikohl Boosheri

Nikohl Boosheri

Atafeh

Sarah Kazemy

Sarah Kazemy

Shireen

Reza Sixo Safai

Reza Sixo Safai

Mehran

Soheil Parsa

Soheil Parsa

Firouz

Nasrin Pakkho

Nasrin Pakkho

Azar Hakimi

Sina Amedson

Sina Amedson

Hossein

Keon Alexander

Keon Alexander

Joey

Amir Barghashi

Elie Njeim

Elie Njeim

Hadi Tabbal

Hadi Tabbal

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