The Circle
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9.0 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings

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  1. KarenH.
    Nov 20, 2003
    9
    This movie was sit on the edge of your seat, squirm with discomfort, from beginning to end. The full horror of being a female in the society is forshadowed in the mother's (Fatemeh Naghavi) refusal to acknowledge her daughter had a girl baby.
  2. ManiF.
    Aug 14, 2001
    10
    This movie is a real picture of people's lives wasted under the islamic repubilc's rule. However, this is not a propaganda film like "not without my daughter" this is the real thing!

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Metascore
85 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 28 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    100
    Naturalistic, gritty, and unrelenting.
  2. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    100
    Quiet, rageful indictment of a two-tiered Islamic society.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jami Bernard
    75
    How dangerous it is to be a woman in Iran, especially one going against the wishes of her menfolk, is brought home time after time in these related vignettes.
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