Circumstance

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Circumstance

"Let no love fall victim to..."

2011

1h 47m

6.7(85 votes)

Drama

Overview

A wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain a teenager's growing sexual rebellion and her brother's newfound conservatism.

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10 members

Acting

Nikohl Boosheri

Atafeh

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Sarah Kazemy

Shireen

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Reza Sixo Safai

Mehran

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Soheil Parsa

Firouz

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Nasrin Pakkho

Azar Hakimi

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Sina Amedson

Hossein

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Keon Alexander

Joey

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Amir Barghashi

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Elie Njeim

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Hadi Tabbal

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