# Circumstance (2011)

> Two affluent Tehran teenagers pursue a forbidden romance while family repression and a troubled brother threaten to expose their private lives.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/41540

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Maryam Keshavarz
- Cast: Nikohl Boosheri, Sarah Kazemy, Reza Sixo Safai, Soheil Parsa, Nasrin Pakkho, Sina Amedson, Keon Alexander, Amir Barghashi
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1684628/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, intimate, melancholic, arthouse film night, lgbtq+ cinema night

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