The Tenth Circle (TV 2008)

A family's well-kept secrets are exposed when the daughter accuses her ex-boyfriend of rape.

Director:

Peter Markle

Writers:

Maria Nation (teleplay), Jodi Picoult (novel)

Stars:

Kelly Preston, Ron Eldard, Jamie Johnston

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kelly Preston	...	Laura Stone
Ron Eldard	...	Daniel Stone
Jamie Johnston	...	Jason Underhill
Michael Riley	...	Mike Bartholomy
Haley Beauchamp	...	Zepher Santorelli
Geordie Brown	...	Moss Minton
Britt Robertson	...	Trixie Stone
Gillian Anderson	...	Shakina (as Gil Anderson)
Gary Levert	...	Mr. Underhill
Deborah Post	...	Mrs. Underhill
Jon Cor	...	Seth
Leah Fassett	...	Jessica
Mauralea Austin	...	Marita
Geoff McBride	...	Teacher
Renee Abbott	...	Nurse

Storyline

Daniel Stone gave up his artistic career to provide a comics-artist and stay at home for his ambitious wife Laura and their spoiled brat Trixie. When dream catch Jason Underhill breaks up with Trixie, to whom he never committed, she passes from denial to seduction during a wild frat party. Despite gentleman Jason's perfect record, everyone tends to believe Trixie when she claims to be raped by him, without any physical evidence. Much later, the ongoing investigation unearth a dark Stone family secret, but not in time to prevent another fatal tragedy.

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Plot Keywords:

rape | beating | drunkenness | locker room | fall | 

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Taglines:

One Wrong Move and Everything Can Shatter.

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Lifetime TV

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 June 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

A tizedik kör

Filming Locations:

Atlantic School of Theology, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

SLG Productions, Curmudgeon Films, Jaffe/Braunstein Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 120 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The last word spoken in the movie, "nutaryuk", is the Inuit word for fresh snow.

User Reviews

Perhaps enjoyable if you haven't read book

Not as gripping as it could have been but the essence of Jodi Picoult's story is intact. An interesting aspect of the novel was the graphic novel intersecting each chapter, which explores the father's psyche. His conflicted feelings for wife and daughter are revealed vicariously through his illustrations and story-telling. His wife's obsession with Dante's Inferno, the class she teaches at university, becomes his obsession, too, since he explores the same theme through his comic book characters. Had this been a big budget film with animation telling this aspect of the story, it would have been visually intriguing! The father's sensitivity and artistic bent is an essential part of the central conflict and does not come across convincingly in this TV movie. On a superficial level, this film tells a story of a family in trauma, but the actors are not compelling enough to ring true. Any husband and wife who have struggled with raising a teenage child will probably agree this is a weak portrayal...but a young audience might identify with the teen angst of Trixie, the troubled young victim.