Circumstance
 

http://www.bestofneworleans.com/imag...film_rev-1.jpg The blossoming love affair between Shireen (Sarah Kazemy) and Atafeh (Nikohl Boosheri) could hardly be more taboo than in its setting in contemporary Iran in the wonderfully sensuous film Circumstance. Even, or especially, wearing their hijabs while walking in the streets, their sharp, jet-black eyebrows and electric eyes betray both their own passions and those of Iran's burgeoning youth culture.? [ Read more ]

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