Acht Frauen in Teheran, die nichts verbindet, außer dem menschenunwürdigen Leben, das die iranische Gesellschaft für sie vorgesehen hat – nur, weil sie Frauen sind.

Jafar Panahi has spent his career documenting the everyday lives—and systemic oppressions—of present-day Iran. Winner of the Golden Lion at Venice, The Circle, is one of his very best: a vital, heartbreaking look at a group of women who the patriarchy has transformed into fugitives.