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The First Circle

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An outspoken Russian man (Gunther Malzacher) faces prison in Siberia, but his tormentors can't break his independent spirit.
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Pauline Kael The New Yorker It’s tense and inspiriting: not a great film but good enough to dramatize Solzhenitsyn’s themes and to leave us facing the issues the novel raises. Sep 29, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews
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Aleksander Ford

Director

Gunther Malzacher

Gleb Nerzhin

Elżbieta Czyżewska

Simochka

Peter Steen

Volodin

Vera Chekova

Clara

Ole Ernst

Ruska Doronin
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Synopsis An outspoken Russian man (Gunther Malzacher) faces prison in Siberia, but his tormentors can't break his independent spirit.
Director
Aleksander Ford
Screenwriter
Aleksander Ford
Production Co
Laterna Film
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Polish
Runtime
1h 35m
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