A lo largo de un día en Teherán, una serie de historias entrelazadas sigue a varias mujeres por hospitales, calles, comisarías y hogares. Sus trayectorias se cruzan mientras enfrentan restricciones en torno al nacimiento, el trabajo y las relaciones.

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.