Movie

Straight Circle

2026 · 108 min

A dry, disorienting descent where deadpan absurdity slowly curdles into something unsettling and strange.

Overview: A pair of enemy soldiers stationed on a remote border in a vast featureless desert descend into a state of profound disorientation after forgetting which side of the border is which. As they grapple with their identities, loyalties, and the absurdity of their situation, their isolation slowly gives way to an unfathomable nightmare that will blur the line between friend and foe.
How it feels: Absurd, satirical, eerie and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, war, isolation, madness
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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: identity
war
isolation
madness
loyalty
Places: wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none