Circumstance

2011 | Drama, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme

Synopsis

A wealthy Iranian family struggles to contain a teenager's growing sexual rebellion and her brother's dangerous obsession.

Scores

Overall Score
50.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
46.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
42.0%
Review Aggregate
72.9

Critic Consensus

85.7% Fresh • 77 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 86% of 77 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, political, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

romanticpoliticalvisually strikingemotionalcharacter-driventhought-provokingcoming of agepsychologicalstylizedrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Nikohl Boosheri2011$65,000$91,000(est)
Sarah Kazemy2011$40,000$56,000(est)
Reza Sixo Safai2011$30,000$42,000(est)
Keon Mohajeri2011$25,000$34,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score86.0
RT critic review count77
Rotten Tomatoes audience score68.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes8,190

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$454,121$633,427
International2011$101,390$141,423
Worldwide2011$555,511$774,850

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2011$267,616$373,283
Digital Rentals ?2011$2,340,000$3,263,931
Digital Purchases ?2011$752,000$1,048,921
Physical Rentals ?2011$4,282,000$5,972,714
Physical Purchases ?2011$10,210,000$14,241,338
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$190,731$266,039
Total Revenues2011$18,042,347$25,166,227
Expenses
Budget ?2011$1,000,000$1,394,842
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2011$444,000 (est)$619,310 (est)
Participations2011$722,000$1,007,076
Residuals ?2011$1,196,000$1,668,231
Interest & Overhead2011$200,000$278,968
Total Expenses2011$3,562,000$4,968,428
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$14,480,347$20,197,799

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