Italy / Sep 07, 2000 / Venice Film Festival
1h 30min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
Various women struggle to function in the oppressively sexist society of contemporary Iran.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Fereshteh Sadr Orafaee | Pari |
| Solmaz Panahi | Solmaz |
| Fatemeh Naghavi | Nayer |
| Ataollah Moghadas | Haji |
| Abbas Alizadeh | Father of Pari |
| Khadijeh Moradi | Actress |
| Negar Ghadyani | Actress |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | دایره |
| Original language | فارسی (FA) |
| Spoken languages | فارسی |
| Production countries | Iran, Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Jafar Panahi Productions, Mikado Film, Lumière & Co. |
| Release date | 9 settembre 2000 |
| Executive producer | Morteza Motavali |
| Production | Jafar Panahi, Mohammad Atebbai |
| Writer | Kambuzia Partovi, Jafar Panahi |
| Editing | Jafar Panahi |
| Cinematography | Bahram Badakshani, Amir Karimi, Mohammad Lashkari Nezhad, Ghogha Bayat |
| Assistant directors | Fereshteh Sadr Orafai, Ali Aghababaei, Jafar Panahi |
| Camera operators | Bahram Badakshani, Amir Karimi, Mohammad Lashkari Nezhad, Ghogha Bayat |
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| Additional photography | Bahram Badakshani, Amir Karimi, Mohammad Lashkari Nezhad, Ghogha Bayat |
| Production design | Vajid Allah Fariborzi, Iraj Raminfar, Mehdi Samakar |
| Art direction | Iraj Raminfar, Vajid Allah Fariborzi, Mehdi Samakar |
| Set decoration | Iraj Raminfar, Vajid Allah Fariborzi, Mehdi Samakar |
| Music | Sasan Bagherpour, Ahmad Ardalan, Mehdi Dejbodi |
| Sound | Sasan Bagherpour, Ahmad Ardalan, Mehdi Dejbodi |
| Costume design | Hemasseh Malaki |
| Makeup | Hemasseh Malaki |
| Hairstyling | Hemasseh Malaki |
| Budget | 10.000 € |
| Revenue | 756.035 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 12, 2000 / Toronto International Film Festival
United States / Sep 27, 2000 / New York Film Festival
South Korea / Oct 06, 2000 / Pusan International Film Festival (October 6 – October 14)
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Greece / Nov 11, 2000 / Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Japan / Dec 16, 2000 / Tokyo FILMeX (December 16 - December 24)
Netherlands / Jan 25, 2001 / International Film Festival Rotterdam
Sweden / Jan 27, 2001 / Göteborg Film Festival
Hong Kong / Apr 10, 2001 / Hong Kong International Film Festival
Australia / Jun 09, 2001 / Sydney Film Festival
Czechia / Jul 08, 2001 / Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
United Kingdom / Aug 14, 2001 / Edinburgh International Film Festival
Hungary / Oct 06, 2001 / Titanic International Filmpresence Festival
Indonesia / Nov 08, 2001 / Jakarta International Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Apr 13, 2001
Theatrical release
Italy / Sep 09, 2000
Greece / Dec 29, 2000
France / Jan 31, 2001
Norway / Feb 02, 2001
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Netherlands / Feb 21, 2001
Switzerland / Apr 12, 2001
Argentina / May 17, 2001
Denmark / Jun 01, 2001
Spain / Jun 22, 2001
Malaysia / Aug 23, 2001
Germany / Sep 12, 2001
United Kingdom / Sep 21, 2001
Peru / Nov 15, 2001
Sweden / Nov 30, 2001
Colombia / Jan 11, 2002
Australia / Mar 07, 2002
South Korea / Mar 16, 2002 / All
Hungary / Apr 11, 2002
Physical media
United States / Dec 11, 2001 / DVD
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