Loved the ingenious technique of the film where the camera starts following one distressed woman to another till all of them are seen together at the end in jail. Nargess Mamzadeh was striking as Nargess, a former convict trying to evade the police.
I dont agree that the film should be taken as a symbol of opression of women particularly in theocratic Iran. Most Eastern societies, especially third world ones, are patriarchies the status of women would appear to be depressed particularly through the liberal lens. A number of issues that Western women face are not there in the East. A more balanced work in this regard would be perhaps a documentary to see the pros and cons that a patriarchy has for its female members.
Review of The Circle
