The Circle
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The Circle is a critically acclaimed Iranian drama film by Jafar Panahi that portrays the harsh social restrictions faced by women in contemporary Iran.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iranian film
ⓘ
film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Golden Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | Best Film at the Venice Film Festival ⓘ |
| censorshipStatusInIran | banned ⓘ |
| cinematographicStyle | realism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| depicts |
contemporary Iranian society
ⓘ
legal and social constraints on women in Iran ⓘ |
| director | Jafar Panahi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionScope | international art-house circuit ⓘ |
| filmCensorshipContext | post-revolutionary Iranian cinema restrictions ⓘ |
| filmFestivalScreening | Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
social drama ⓘ |
| hasFemaleProtagonists | yes ⓘ |
| hasInternationalRecognition | yes ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalAspect | critique of institutional discrimination against women ⓘ |
| hasReputation | landmark of contemporary Iranian cinema ⓘ |
| hasSocialCommentary | yes ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
patriarchal social norms
ⓘ
women in Iran ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
gender inequality
ⓘ
social restrictions on women ⓘ women's rights in Iran ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| movement | Iranian New Wave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | interconnected stories of several women ⓘ |
| notableFor |
portrayal of women's oppression in Iran
ⓘ
realist depiction of everyday life in Iran ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| partOf | Jafar Panahi filmography ⓘ |
| portrays |
female characters facing legal and social barriers
ⓘ
women attempting to navigate restrictive laws ⓘ women recently released from prison ⓘ |
| productionCountry | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Jafar Panahi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
minimalist
ⓘ
neo-realist ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century Iran ⓘ |
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