Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Circumstance

Iranian teens Atafeh and Shireen explore their forbidden attraction to one another against the backdrop of modern-day Tehran.  Atafeh's brother, Mehran, returns home after drug rehab and is soon dismayed by his sister's new found sense of liberation.   This 2011 film is now a DVD.  Half-way into the movie, you realize the girls' are forming a lesbian relationship.  This is set among the strict rules enforced on females and their role in Tehran society.  The movie can be disturbing especially the scenes the reflect the cruel behavior to women.  It is a real eye opener to the situation women face in the Iranian culture. 

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