The Circle
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85 out of 100

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  • Starring: Maryiam Palvin Almani, Nargess Mamizadeh
  • Summary: This film tells the intertwining stories of a group of seven Iranian women, each of whom has a criminal past due to societal prejudices and oppressive laws.

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  1. Positive: 28 out of 28
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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    100
    Quiet, rageful indictment of a two-tiered Islamic society.
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  2. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    Suspenseful and ingeniously directed.
  3. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    100
    Naturalistic, gritty, and unrelenting.
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  4. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    80
    This tightly structured, often exciting film is among the boldest in a series of increasingly explicit movies.

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