Circumstance
Aug 26 2011
•2h 47m
•Drama
A wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain a teenager's growing sexual rebellion and her brother's newfound conservatism.
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Nikohl Boosheri
Atafeh
Sarah Kazemy
Shireen
Reza Sixo Safai
Mehran
Soheil Parsa
Firouz
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