Three years after winning the Cannes Jury Prize for his tense drama CRIMSON GOLD (2003), acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi returned to the themes of his THE CIRCLE (2000) with another extraordinarily frank look at the difficulties facing Iranian women in a strict fundamentalist society. While lighter in tone and at times even funny, Panahi's drama about young women forbidden to attend a soccer match is nevertheless tough to shake.
It opens with an elderly man frantically searching for his daughter on buses bound for the Tehran stadium. Iran's team is about to face off in a crucial match against Bahrain; if they win, Iran will go to Germany to compete ...
Released:
2007
Rated:
NR
Length:
88 mins