Circle of Deceit (1981)
- Original title
- Die Fälschung
- Directed by
- Volker Schlöndorff
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany, France
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 26 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A German journalist travels to Beirut during the Lebanese Civil War to cover the conflict. He becomes increasingly disillusioned as he witnesses the violence and chaos firsthand.
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What happens
Circle of Deceit (German title: Die Fälschung, 'the deception'; French title: Le Faussaire) is an anti-war film directed by Volker Schlöndorff and internationally released in 1981. An international co-production, it was an adaptation of Nicolas Born's novel The Deception, which had appeared in 1979. The film follows a German journalist sent to Beirut to report on the Lebanese Civil War, which had begun in 1975. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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