Maryam Keshavarz’s drama Circumstance was one of the most well-received films at Sundance 2011 this year, picking up the dramatic audience award. We included it in our rundown of the best of the fest and gave it a positive review. The film stars Sarah Kazemy and Nikohl Boosher as young, liberated women living in an Iran and dealing with rebellion and sexuality. After Roadside Attractions acquired the film for a release this summer, we now have our first trailer and poster via Apple.
Synopsis:
Set in contemporary Iran in the unseen world of Iranian youth culture, filled with underground parties, sex, drugs and defiance, CIRCUMSTANCE is the story of two vivacious young girls — wealthy Atafeh and orphaned Shireen — discovering their burgeoning sexuality and, like 16 year-old girls anywhere, struggling with their desires and the boundaries placed upon them by the world they were born into.
Circumstance hits theaters August 19th, 2011.
What do you think of the trailer?