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The Circle

Original title: Cirkeln
  • 20152015
  • 2h 24m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
2.7K
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Josefin Asplund in The Circle (2015)
DramaFantasyHorror
An otherworldly evil is slipping into a small town in Sweden. Six unrelated girls have been chosen to fight this evil. Together they must overcome their differences in order to save themselv... Read allAn otherworldly evil is slipping into a small town in Sweden. Six unrelated girls have been chosen to fight this evil. Together they must overcome their differences in order to save themselves and the world.An otherworldly evil is slipping into a small town in Sweden. Six unrelated girls have been chosen to fight this evil. Together they must overcome their differences in order to save themselves and the world.
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
2.7K
YOUR RATING
    • Levan Akin
    • Sara Bergmark Elfgren(screenplay)
    • Levan Akin(screenplay)
    • Mats Strandberg(novel)
  • Stars
    • Josefin Asplund
    • Helena Engström
    • Miranda Frydman
    • Levan Akin
    • Sara Bergmark Elfgren(screenplay)
    • Levan Akin(screenplay)
    • Mats Strandberg(novel)
  • Stars
    • Josefin Asplund
    • Helena Engström
    • Miranda Frydman
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    • 8User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
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    Irma von Platen in The Circle (2015)
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    Irma von Platen, Josefin Asplund, Miranda Frydman, Helena Engström, and Leona Axelsen in The Circle (2015)
    Irma von Platen, Josefin Asplund, Miranda Frydman, Helena Engström, and Leona Axelsen in The Circle (2015)

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    Josefin Asplund
    Josefin Asplund
    • Rebecka Mohlin
    Helena Engström
    • Anna-Karin Nieminen
    Miranda Frydman
    • Vanessa Dahl
    Irma von Platen
    • Minoo Falk Karimi
    Hanna Asp
    Hanna Asp
    • Ida Holmström
    Leona Axelsen
    Leona Axelsen
    • Linnéa Wallin
    Ruth Vega Fernandez
    Ruth Vega Fernandez
    • Adriana Lopez
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    Sebastian Hiort af Ornäs
    • Kevin
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    Johanna Granström
    • Jannike Dahl
    Sverrir Gudnason
    Sverrir Gudnason
    • Max Rosenqvist
    Dick Idman
    • Taisto Nieminen
    Gustav Lindh
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    • Elias Malmgren
    Ann-Sofie Nurmi
    • Mia Nieminen
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    • Erik
    Christopher Wagelin
    Christopher Wagelin
    • Nicke Karlsson
    Mina Azarian
    • Farnaz Karimi
      • Levan Akin
      • Sara Bergmark Elfgren(screenplay) (novel)
      • Levan Akin(screenplay)
      • Mats Strandberg(novel)
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    • Trivia
      Nicolaus and Mona Moonbeam (Mona Månstråle), two supporting characters in the book series, are not featured in the film. Scenes featuring Mona where shot, but discarded from the final film.
    • Goofs
      When Minoo is in the school library, talking to Max, there are letters on the wall behind them, which are supposed to read "Bokklubb" (Swedish for "Book club"). However, there is only one k, so it's misspelled as "Boklubb" (which in English would be equivalent to either "Book lub" or "Boo club").
    • Quotes

      Vanessa Dahl: Have we saved the world now?

    • Connections
      Referenced in Kocksgatan (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Blood Red Moon
      Written by Nicholaus Arson

      Performed by The Hives

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    9/10
    Great directing and superb acting
    So "Cirkeln" is finally here. Since the book is a bestseller and it has been translated in over 20 languages - The film has been hyped in Sweden as "the next big export" after Swedish international success with "Girl with the dragon tattoo" and "Snabba cash". I personally love the novel and was so afraid that the movie would'nt match it's expectations... There was never any need to be nervous about that.

    Director Levan Akin has put together an extraordinary cast of young actors whom shows (possibly) the best ensemble performance I've ever seen in a Swedish film. The acting in Swedish films are almost always overacted and too theatrical but not in this one. Irma von Platen (Minoo), Helena Engström (Anna-Karin), Miranda Frydman (Vanessa), Josefin Asplund (Rebecka), Leona Axelsen (Linnea) and Hanna Asp (Ida) does a tremendous job as witches aka The chosen ones, with stand out performances from Platen, Engström and Frydman. I've never in my life seen so good chemistry between actresses in a Swedish film. Akin's smart way of presenting the girls in their respective environments gives the audience a clear look on every girl and you understand they're personal problems as well as their differences.

    I must say that Akin's work as director and co-writer with Sara Bergmark Elfgren in this film needs to be praised since i never thought they could take so many characters and actually have them all make a significant input in the film. It is one of those few times you feel that the film adaptation holds the same high standards as the novel.

    Cinematography is off the hook as well as sound. And the special effects are actually good and well crafted.

    This is a true breakthrough for female actors and it shows once and for all that they are just as bad-ass as any male-hero (like that was ever up for debate). But the guys in this film should not go unnoticed. Gustav Lindh acts with quality in his 5 minutes on screen as Elias. Charlie Petersson shows pretty-boy-stardom as Wille. And Sverrir Gudnasson is just the right choice to play Max.

    Overall a 9/10 and without doubt a gamechanger in Swedish cinema!
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    • Feb 21, 2015

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      • February 18, 2015 (Sweden)
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      • Viksjö, Järfälla, Stockholms län, Sweden
    • Production company
      • RMV Film
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