The First Circle (1992)
- Directed by
- Sheldon Larry
- Genre
- thriller, drama fiction
- Country
- France, United States, Canada
- Runtime
- 3h
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A group of scientists and engineers in a Soviet prison camp are forced to work on a secret government project. They struggle with loyalty and survival under oppressive conditions.
suspensefultensecerebralbleakslow-burnmelancholicunsettlingintimate
What happens
The First Circle is a 1992 Canadian-French made-for-television drama film directed by Sheldon Larry, starring Victor Garber, Christopher Plummer, F. Murray Abraham and Robert Powell. It is an adaptation of the novel In the First Circle by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. At the 1992 Gemini Awards, the film was awarded the prize for Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series. It was also nominated for Best Dramatic Mini-Series, Best Writing, Best Performance by an Actor, and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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