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Maryiam Parvin Almani,
Maryiam Parvin Almani,
Nargess Mamizadeh,
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Jafar Panahi,
Jafar Panahi
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: Not Rated
: Fox Lorber
: Drama, Foreign, Politics and Social Issues, Middle East, Iran
: 91 min.
: English
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Three Iranian women must contend with a repressive political regime that has placed a stranglehold on nearly every aspect of their lives in this hard-hitting social drama. In a nation where a woman cannot buy a bus ticket out of town or accept a car ride from a man, much less have an abortion, it's not difficult for women to find themselves on the wrong side of the law. Arezou (Maryiam Parvin Almani), Nargess (Nargess Mamizadeh), and Pari (Fereshteh Sadr Orafai) are left to fend for themselves after leaving an Iranian penal institution. Arezou and Nargess want to get out of town, but as they try to buy tickets to another city, find they must resort to prostitution to do it. Pari is in even worse straits; she's discovered she's pregnant, but she can't legally obtain an abortion without a husband's permission. Pari searches for help among former cellmates Monir and Elham, both of whom are now unhappily married, while learning just how many desperate women roam the streets of Iran. As one might expect, Dayereh was highly controversial in Iran and was initially banned by the government, though it received a limited release after winning the Golden Lion at the 2000 Venice Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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| The Faces of Courage
by ClarySage
May 23, 2007 - 5:25 PM PDT
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2 out of 2 members found this review helpful
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This movie gives us agonizing glimpses into various women's lives in a unique way. Unlike a web-of-life film, we see one or two women at a time, and as they encounter another woman, the movie switches to her story without returning to the previous characters. Ironically (and symbolically) the one women who is featured twice is never seen: we hear her giving birth during the opening credits and once again hear her name mentioned in a very unsavory locale at the film's conclusion, thus underscoring the title.
For me, this was a moving, forceful film, one that highlights the civil rights violations of half of Iran's population. In spite of oppression, the women come off as strong, assertive risk-takers. The editing is sharp, and I was never bored. Many of the women are not professional actors. Highly recommended.
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