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Circle of Deceit

1981 · 108 min

A slow, suffocating immersion into a war zone, where moral clarity erodes and every moment feels heavy with consequence.

Overview
To escape his crumbling marriage, German journalist Laschen travels to Beirut during the fights between Christians and Palestinians to produce an essay. Together with his photographer, he meets some influential people and discovers the everyday face of the war.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • morality
  • guilt
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Volker Schlöndorff
Written by
Kai Hermann, Margarethe von Trotta, Volker Schlöndorff, Jean-Claude Carrière
Starring
Bruno Ganz, Hanna Schygulla, Jerzy Skolimowski, Jean Carmet, Gila von Weitershausen, Peter Martin Urtel, John Munro, Fouad Naim
Music
Maurice Jarre
Cinematography
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Runtime
108 min
Country
Germany, France
Languages
German, English, Arabic, French

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